Posts Tagged ‘Alzheimer’s disease’

Sticky questions about role of Alzheimer’s gene


WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — Scientists’ picture of how a gene strongly linked to Alzheimer’s disease harms the brain may need to be revised. Continue…

Wednesday, May 8, 2013 14:45 - 0 Comments


Health & Medicine - May 8, 2013 10:49 - 0 Comments

Faulty memory fails to ‘chunk’ events

WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — How older adults perceive life events can hurt their ability to remember, but breaking the day into meaningful events can help them recall better. (more…)

Health & Medicine - May 7, 2013 10:33 - 0 Comments

High blood sugar may raise Alzheimer’s risk

U. ARIZONA (US) — Elevated blood sugar levels may be associated with a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, even in people without diabetes. (more…)

Health & Medicine - May 1, 2013 11:18 - 0 Comments

Late-life depression may boost dementia risk

U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Late-life depression is associated with an increased risk for all-cause dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and, most predominantly, vascular dementia, a new study shows. (more…)


Health & Medicine - Apr 24, 2013 14:06 - 0 Comments

‘Molecular madness’ in brain after blast injury

U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Exposure to a blast can cause changes in the brain that resemble patterns seen in Alzheimer’s disease. (more…)

Science & Technology - Apr 22, 2013 12:00 - 0 Comments

Brain’s ‘GPS’ gets us from here to there

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Scientists have found that the brain can bring together unconnected memories about places, allowing us to mentally map out new routes to get us where we want to go. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 10, 2013 13:57 - 0 Comments

Gene tied to double Alzheimer’s risk in African Americans

COLUMBIA (US) — African Americans with a specific gene variant have almost double the risk of developing late-onset Alzheimer’s disease compared with African Americans who lack the variant. (more…)


Health & Medicine - Feb 27, 2013 14:47 - 1 Comment

High blood pressure can cripple memory

UC DAVIS (US) — Vascular brain injury from conditions such as hypertension and stroke can have “distinctly negative effects” on the ability to solve problem and organize thoughts as we age, experts say. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 27, 2013 7:44 - 1 Comment

Images trace how brain removes wastevideo available

STONY BROOK (US) — Scientists have used new imaging tools to map the pathway the brain uses to clear waste build-up that could contribute to Alzheimer’s disease. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 22, 2013 11:52 - 1 Comment

Brain’s ‘sketch pad’ goes blank in schizophrenia

YALE (US) — Brain receptors that are often altered in people with schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s may play a role in our ability to store and manipulate thoughts on a sort of mental sketch pad. (more…)


Health & Medicine - Feb 18, 2013 13:33 - 0 Comments

Green glow lets scientists read a mouse’s mindvideo available

STANFORD (US) — A system for observing neurons fire in a live mouse could be a useful tool for studying new therapies for neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 13, 2013 13:38 - 0 Comments

Genetic test fails to show Alzheimer’s risk

CORNELL (US) — Genetic testing can predict the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment in healthy people, but not the likelihood of Alzheimer’s disease, researchers say. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 6, 2013 12:11 - 0 Comments

Tea, wine extracts disable Alzheimer’s ‘clumps’

U. LEEDS (UK) — Chemicals from green tea and red wine may disrupt a key step in the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study shows. (more…)


Health & Medicine - Jan 31, 2013 11:50 - 0 Comments

Heart ‘wear and tear’ looks like Alzheimer’s

UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — There are striking similarities between heart cells in patients with heart failure and brain cells in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, report scientists. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jan 29, 2013 13:52 - 0 Comments

Neurons grow best on Alzheimer’s protein

BROWN (US) — A protein associated with neuron damage in people with Alzheimer’s disease is surprisingly good at getting the nerve cells to grow in the lab, say researchers. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jan 23, 2013 18:48 - 1 Comment

Why exercise slows memory loss in Alzheimer’s

U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — A stress hormone produced during moderate exercise may protect the brain from memory changes related to Alzheimer’s disease. (more…)


Health & Medicine - Jan 15, 2013 16:31 - 4 Comments

An online test for Alzheimer’s by 2015?

U. QUEENSLAND (AUS) — Doctors may soon detect symptoms of Alzheimer’s earlier—and more cheaply than using MRI—with online navigation tests. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jan 7, 2013 9:51 - 1 Comment

Risk genes show up in newborns’ brain scans

UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Brain scans of newborns show the same brain changes that appear in adults with gene variants linked to Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, autism, and other disorders. (more…)

Top Stories - Jan 2, 2013 11:02 - 8 Comments

Travel to Mars could damage the brain

U. ROCHESTER (US) — The cosmic radiation that would bombard astronauts on deep space missions to places like Mars could accelerate the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, say researchers.  (more…)


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