From the UNC School of Medicine press release via HealthCanal: Some brain changes that are found in adults with common gene variants linked to disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia, and autism can also be…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release via EurekAlert!: People taking the blood pressure drugs called beta blockers may be less likely to have changes in the brain that can be signs of Alzheimer’s…
From the Alzheimer Research Forum media release: Planning to cover dementia research this year? Before the 12 Days of Christmas are over, bone up on the most compelling research trends of 2012 by reading Alzforum’s…
From the American Society for Cell Biology press release via EurekAlert!: The two infamous proteins, amyloid-beta (A?) and tau, that characterize advanced Alzheimer’s disease (AD), start healthy neurons on the road to cell death long…
From the Duke University Health System press release via HealthCanal: Employing a combination of imaging and biomarker tests improves the ability of doctors to predict Alzheimer’s in patients with mild cognitive impairment, according to researchers…
From the British Medical Journal press release via MedicalXpress: Feeling lonely, as distinct from being/living alone, is linked to an increased risk of developing dementia in later life, indicates research published online in the Journal…
From the UBC press release: A scientist at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health has identified the molecule that controls a scissor-like protein responsible for the production of plaques – the telltale…
From the University of Minnesota Academic Health Center press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Drug Design have developed a synthetic compound that, in a mouse model, successfully prevents the…
From the Radiological Society of North America press release via EurekAlert!: An active lifestyle helps preserve gray matter in the brains of older adults and could reduce the burden of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease (AD),…
From the University of Zürich press release via EurekAlert!: Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most common causes of dementia. In Germany and Switzerland alone, around 1.5 million people are affected, and forecasts predict a…