Dementia News

Posted November 30, 2011:

• Early Sign of Alzheimer's Reversed in Lab
• Eating Fish Reduces Risk of Alzheimer's Disease, Study Finds

Posted November 21, 2011:

• People With Early Alzheimer's Disease May Be More Likely to Have Lower BMI
• Does Hypertension Affect Brain Capacity?

Posted November 1, 2011:

• Tangled Web in Alzheimer's Protein Deposits Is More Complex Than Once Thought

Posted October 31, 2011:

• People With Dementia Less Likely to Return Home After Stroke
• New Ways of Treating Alzheimer’s

Posted October 28, 2011:

• New Findings Contradict Dominant Theory in Alzheimer's Disease

Posted October 25, 2011:

• Mood, Cognition and Sleep Patterns Improve in Alzheimer's Patients After Cataract Surgery, Study Finds

Posted October 20, 2011:

• Combination of Available Tests Helps Predict Alzheimer's Disease Risk

Posted October 17, 2011:

• Could Hypertension Drugs Help People With Alzheimer's?
• Antiviral Drugs May Slow Alzheimer's Progression

Posted October 11, 2011:

• Identifying Earliest Stages of Alzheimer's Disease

Posted October 10, 2011:

• Family History May Have More Important Role Than Previously Thought in Development of Alzheimer Disease
• Alzheimer Disease: Medication Gantenerumab Associated With Reduction in Brain Amyloid Levels Related to AD, Small Study Finds

Posted October 7, 2011:

• Forgotten Dementia Sufferers Helped Through Art

Posted October 5, 2011:

• Think You’re in Poor Health? It Could Increase Your Odds of Dementia
• Blood Tests May Hold Clues to Pace of Alzheimer's Disease Progression
• Biological Fingerprints Improve Diagnosis of Dementia

Posted October 4, 2011:

• Alzheimer's Might Be Transmissible in Similar Way as Infectious Prion Diseases, Research Suggests
• One Quarter of Seniors Over 70 Have Had Silent Strokes

Posted September 29, 2011:

• Living With Dementia and Making Decisions

Posted September 27, 2011:

• Alzheimer's Protein Kills Nerve Cells in Nose; Animal Study May Suggest Way to Rescue Cells from Disease

Posted September 26, 2011:

• Marker for Alzheimer's Disease Rises During Day and Falls With Sleep

Posted September 21, 2011:

• Potential Target for Treating Common Form of Early-Onset Dementia Identified

Posted September 19, 2011:

• Diabetes May Significantly Increase the Risk of Dementia

Posted September 18, 2011:

• Reassurance for Dementia Sufferers on Impact of Common Drugs

Posted September 15, 2011:

• Some Memory Complaints in the Elderly May Be Warning Signs of Cognitive Problems

Posted September 13, 2011:

• Breaching the Blood-Brain Barrier: Finding May Permit Drug Delivery to the Brain for Alzheimer's, Multiple Sclerosis and Brain Cancers
• Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease Has Health, Financial and Social Benefits

Posted September 12, 2011:

• Study Evaluates Intranasal Insulin Therapy for Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment or Alzheimer’s
• Study Reveals Link Between High Cholesterol and Alzheimer’s Disease

Posted September 7, 2011:

• Aerobic Exercise May Reduce the Risk of Dementia, Researchers Say
• Inflammatory Mediator Enhances Plaque Formation in Alzheimer’s Disease

Posted September 5, 2011:

• Even Mild Cognitive Impairment Appears to Substantially Increase Risk for Death, Study Suggests

Posted September 1, 2011:

• Alzheimer Disease: Transport Protein ABCC1 Plays Key Role in Clearing Beta-Amyloid from Brains of Mice
• Alzheimer's Brains Found to Have Lower Levels of Key Protein

Posted August 31, 2011:

• New Culprit in Alzheimer’s Disease: Too Many Blood Vessels

Posted August 29, 2011:

• Memory Fitness Program Improves Memory Abilities of Oldest Adults

Posted August 24, 2011:

• Study Identifies Chemical Changes in Brains of People at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease

Posted August 22, 2011:

• Road Block as a New Strategy for the Treatment of Alzheimer's

Posted August 18, 2011:

• Treatment With Vitamin C Dissolves Toxic Protein Aggregates in Alzheimer's Disease

Posted August 17, 2011:

• Fish Oil's Impact on Cognition and Brain Structure Identified in New Study

Posted August 16, 2011:

• Moderate Drinking May Protect Against Alzheimer's and Cognitive Impairment, Study Suggests

Posted August 15, 2011:

• Enzyme Found Disrupting Nerve Cell Communication in Alzheimer's Disease

Posted August 10, 2011:

• Alzheimer's Disease Symptoms More Subtle in People Over 80

Posted August 9, 2011:

• Small Amount of Exercise Could Protect Against Memory Loss in Elderly, Study Suggests
• Sleep-Disordered Breathing May Increase Risk of Cognitive Impairment, Dementia Among Older Women
• Drug to Prevent Alzheimer's 'Within Six Years,' Researchers Say

Posted August 8, 2011:

• Common Irregular Heartbeat Raises Risk of Dementia, Study Finds

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