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14 January 2011, 08:01:30

The simple blood test that could help you find out if you will suffer from Alzheimer’s

A quick and simple blood test for Alzheimer’s disease is being developed by scientists. The breakthrough technique could greatly speed up the diagnosis of those already suffering memory problems, allowing them to start on drug treatment when it will still be of benefit. The test could also speed...

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12 January 2011, 04:01:23

Research Shows How Alzheimer’s Plaques Lead to Loss of Nitric Oxide in Brain

The process by which the Alzheimer’s disease interact with certain cellular proteins to inhibit normal signals that aids in the maintenance of blood flow to the brain, discovered by a researcher at the University of Pittsburgh School of...
8 January 2011, 04:01:29

Scientists Develop Blood Test to Detect Alzheimer’s

US scientists may have found a new way to use a blood test to search for clues of Alzheimer’s disease, a discovery that if proven could extend to other ailments, said a study released Thursday. “If this works in Alzheimer’s...
18 December 2010, 02:12:09

Cleansing Alzheimer’s Plaques With New Method

New molecular tools that ‘cleanse’ the brain of amyloid plaques, thought to be one of the factors in Alzheimer’s disease, have been developed by scientists at the University of Michigan. A hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease-a...
10 December 2010, 11:12:37

Eat Blueberries, Blackberries to Cut Alzheimer’s, Cancer and Heart Disease Risk

The key finding is a recent study indicates that consuming purple colored fruit can keep off age-related diseases such as Alzheimer’s, heart problems and cancer at last.The study, conducted by the University of Manchester, suggests that the...
2 December 2010, 12:12:37

Diabetes Drug Could Be Potent Against Alzheimer’s Too

Metformin, a drug used in type 2-diabetes, could be potent against the Alzheimer?s disease too, according to German research.?It counteracts alterations of the cell structure protein Tau in mice nerve cells, say researchers with the German Center...
2 December 2010, 05:12:37

Memory Problems in Mice with Alzheimer’s Treated by New Gene Therapy

A new gene therapy that was successful in treating memory problems in mice with Alzheimer?s disease (AD)was discovered by scientists.The study was done at the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease in San Francisco. Learning and memory...
30 November 2010, 06:11:37

Chronic High Fat Cholesterol Diet Could Lead To Alzheimer’s

Chronic high fat cholesterol diet could be a sure recipe for brain damage. Research from the Laboratory of Psychiatry and Experimental Alzheimers Research at the Medical University Innsbruck (Austria) demonstrated that chronic high fat cholesterol...
28 November 2010, 04:11:37

Behaviour of Enzyme Linked to Alzheimer’s, Cancer Demystified in New Study

Complex computer simulations are being used by scientists to shed light on the workings of a crucial protein that, when malfunctioning, may cause Alzheimer’s and cancer. “Proteins always ‘talk’ to each other inside cells,...
23 November 2010, 09:11:37

Maternal History of Alzheimer’s Increases Risk of the Disease in Individuals

The risk of Alzheimer’s is high in individuals with a maternal history of the disease. Researchers also said that the specific biological and genetic mechanisms accounting for this increased risk are not known. An important consideration may...
13 November 2010, 09:11:42

Study: Midlife Cholesterol Not Linked to Alzheimer’s

New research finds no link between high cholesterol in midlife and Alzheimer’s disease in old age. Scientists followed a group of Swedish women for three decades — from middle age to old age — and found no increase in Alzheimer’s...
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