Tag: dementia

Study suggests possibility of simple blood test for Alzheimer’s diagnosis

Sue January 26, 2012 Comments Off

From the Springer press release via AlphaGalileo: Spanish researchers, led by Pedro Carmona from the Instituto de Estructura de la Materia in Madrid, have uncovered a new promising way to… Read more »

Research suggests cognitive decline can start as early as age 45

Sue January 10, 2012 Comments Off

From the British Medical Journal press release: The brain’s capacity for memory, reasoning and comprehension skills (cognitive function) can start to deteriorate from age 45, finds research published on bmj.com… Read more »

Study discovers new biomarkers linked to Alzheimer’s

Sue January 4, 2012 Comments Off

From the Lund University press release: Physician Oskar Hansson and his research group are studying biomarkers – substances present in spinal fluid and linked to Alzheimer’s disease. The group has… Read more »

Study links smaller cortexes to higher risk for early Alzheimer’s

Sue December 21, 2011 Comments Off

From the American Academy of Neurology press release via MedicalXpress: New research suggests that, in people who don’t currently have memory problems, those with smaller regions of the brain’s cortex… Read more »