Dementia News

Posted September 27, 2012:

• Over 65s at Increased Risk of Developing Dementia With Benzodiazepine, Study Suggests

Posted September 25, 2012:

• Into the Mind of the Common Fruit Fly

Posted September 24, 2012:

• Scientists Reverse Alzheimer's-Like Memory Loss in Animal Models by Blocking EGFR Signaling

Posted September 21, 2012:

• 'Foreign' Proteins Are Also Implicated in Alzheimer's Disease

Posted September 18, 2012:

• Delirium Has a Dramatic Impact on Older People but Is Frequently Undiagnosed

Posted September 17, 2012:

• New Enzyme to Fight Alzheimer's Disease Identified

Posted September 14, 2012:

• Diabetes Drug Could Help Fight Alzheimer's Disease, Study Reveals
• Surgery Has a More Profound Effect Than Anesthesia on Brain Pathology and Cognition in Alzheimer's Animal Model

Posted September 12, 2012:

• Scientists Discover How the Brain Ages

Posted September 11, 2012:

• Vitamin C and Beta-Carotene Might Protect Against Dementia

Posted September 5, 2012:

• Mouse Study Suggests Sleep Problems May Be Early Alzheimer's Sign
• Plaque-Forming Substances in Mice With Alzheimer’s Disease Dramatically Reduced

Posted September 4, 2012:

• Even in Normal Range, High Blood Sugar Linked to Brain Shrinkage

Posted August 31, 2012:

• Potential Drug for Treatement of Alzheimer's Disease Investigated

Posted August 30, 2012:

• New Diagnostic Biomarkers Offer Ray of Hope for Alzheimer’s Disease

Posted August 24, 2012:

• Women With Alzheimer’s Deteriorate Faster Than Men

Posted August 23, 2012:

• For Mitochondria, Bigger May Not Be Better: Optimal Length of Mitochondria Is Essential to Preventing Alzheimer's

Posted August 22, 2012:

• Are the Eyes the Key to a New Test for Alzheimer's Disease?

Posted August 21, 2012:

• Alzheimer Protein Seems to Slow Down Neurotransmitter Production

Posted August 20, 2012:

• Brain Enzyme Is Double Whammy for Alzheimer's Disease

Posted August 16, 2012:

• Secrets of 'SuperAger' Brains: Elderly Super-Agers Have Brains That Look and Act Decades Younger Than Their Age

Posted August 15, 2012:

• Resistance to Dementia May Run in the Family
• Color-Coded Markers May Help Doctors Diagnose Neural Diseases Through the Eyes

Posted August 13, 2012:

• Rejected Drug May Protect Against Toxic Substance Common to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases

Posted August 10, 2012:

• Good News: Migraines Hurt Your Head but Not Your Brain

Posted August 9, 2012:

• Blood Test for Alzheimer's Gaining Ground
• Delirium Increases the Risk of Developing New Dementia 8-Fold in Older Patients

Posted August 6, 2012:

• Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone Appears to Aid Cognitive Functioning

Posted August 3, 2012:

• Memory Improves for Older Adults Using Computerized Brain Fitness Program

Posted August 2, 2012:

• Alzheimer’s Cognitive Decline Slows in Advanced Age

Posted August 1, 2012:

• Reviled Substance Involved in Alzheimer's Can Reverse Paralysis in Mice With Multiple Sclerosis
• Artificial Butter Flavoring Ingredient Linked to Key Alzheimer's Disease Process

Posted July 31, 2012:

• Dementia: Autoantibodies Damage Blood Vessels in the Brain
• Rejected Alzheimer's Drug Shows New Potential in Animal Model

Posted July 30, 2012:

• Blocking the Effects of Amyloid B in Alzheimer's Disease

Posted July 24, 2012:

• New Drug Could Treat Alzheimer's, Multiple Sclerosis and Brain Injury
• How a Single Brain Trauma May Lead to Alzheimer's Disease

Posted July 19, 2012:

• Anti-Tau Drug Improves Cognition, Decreases Tau Tangles in Alzheimer's Disease Models

Posted July 18, 2012:

• Alzheimer’s Disease Linked to Diabetes, Study Suggests
• New Biomarker in the Blood May Help Predict Alzheimer’s Disease
• Are Cardiac Risk Factors Linked to Less Blood Flow to the Brain?

Posted July 16, 2012:

• New Model of Alzheimer's Disease Developed
• Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment Doubles Risk of Death

Posted July 11, 2012:

• Alzheimer's Plaques in PET Brain Scans Identify Future Cognitive Decline
• Timeline Maps Brain's Descent Into Alzheimer's

Posted July 10, 2012:

• Potential Cause of HIV-Associated Dementia Revealed
• Nutrient Mixture Improves Memory in Patients With Early Alzheimer's

Posted July 2, 2012:

• Chronic Inflammation in the Brain Leads the Way to Alzheimer's Disease

Posted June 27, 2012:

• Post-Anesthesia Dementia, Like Alzheimer's, Looks Micro-'Tubular'

Posted June 26, 2012:

• Alzheimer's Spread Through the Brain Mapped: Infects from Neuron to Neuron

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