From the Mayo Clinic press release via ScienceDaily: An enzyme that could represent a powerful new tool for combating Alzheimer’s disease has been discovered by researchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida. The enzyme — known…
From the IOS Press BV press release via AlphaGalileo: Forgetfulness, lack of orientation, cognitive decline… about 700, 000 Germans suffer from Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Now researchers from the University of Ulm, among them the Epidemiologist…
From the Concordia University press release via EurekAlert!: By the time older adults are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, the brain damage is irreparable. For now, modern medicine is able to slow the progression of the…
From the Washington University School of Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: Sleep disruptions may be among the earliest indicators of Alzheimer’s disease, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report Sept. 5…
From the Cleveland Clinic press release via EurekAlert!: A compound developed to treat neuropathic pain has shown potential as an innovative treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study by researchers at Cleveland Clinic’s Lerner…
From the University of Hertfordshire press release via ScienceDaily: Women with Alzheimer’s show worse mental deterioration than men with the disease, even when at the same stage of the condition, according to researchers from the…
From the Lancaster University press release via AlphaGalileo: A simple eye tracking test could hold the key to earlier Alzheimer’s diagnosis, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Aging Association.…
From the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute press release via EurekAlert!: The underlying causes of Alzheimer’s disease are not fully understood, but a good deal of evidence points to the accumulation of β-amyloid, a protein that’s…
From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: High baseline levels of neuronal activity in the best connected parts of the brain may play an important role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease.…
From the Mount Sinai Hospital press release: An international team of scientists led by researchers at Mount Sinai School Medicine have discovered that a drug that had previously yielded conflicting results in clinical trials for…