Archive for the ‘Alzheimer's’ Category
Sunday, April 13th, 2008
Research carried out at the Peninsula Medical School, South West England, has found strong links between neighbourhood deprivation and the physical and intellectual health of older people.Two studies were conducted, both using data on participants in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA).The first study investigated over 7,000 individuals aged ...
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
A private clinic in California, USA, appears to be getting dramatic reductions in dementia symptoms by injecting an arthritis drug called etanercept into the neck of Alzheimer's patients. Using the drug as an "off-label" treatment (that is the drug is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, but not ...
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
A coalition of leading Alzheimer's disease organizations today announced the first three recipients of "Tomorrow's Leaders in Alzheimer's Disease Research" prizes; a new award mechanism to recognize outstanding young scientists in Alzheimer's and dementia research. The three winners are: - Sterling C. Johnson, Ph.D. - Associate Professor of Medicine ...
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
Dementia and diabetes have both been linked to being overweight and having an 'apple' shaped body.This study adds to a growing body of evidence linking developing diabetes type II with an increased risk of dementia. We are increasingly learning that what is good for your heart is good for your ...
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
There is an urgent demand for treatments to tackle Alzheimer's disease, which affects 400,000 people in the UK and millions more carers. These numbers are rising and investment in dementia research is an essential part of confronting this devastating condition. On the surface these results are exciting but we need ...
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
They are too young to forget the faces of loved ones. They are too young for missed appointments and shattered memories. They are too young for Alzheimer's disease. But maybe not. While Alzheimer's has long been associated with old age, new evidence is mounting that the disease can and does ...
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
PharmAthene, Inc. (Amex: PIP) a biodefense company specializing in the development and commercialization of medical countermeasures against chemical and biological threats, announced that scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, one of PharmAthene's collaboration partners, have recently obtained new data suggesting that recombinant butyrylcholinesterase (rBChE), a non-pegylated form of Protexia(R), ...
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Men who develop diabetes in mid-life appear to significantly increase their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, according to a long-term study published in the April 9, 2008, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology."Our results have important public health implications given the increasing numbers ...
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Monday, April 7th, 2008
An innovative discovery has been reported that highlights the problems that oxidative stress resulting from iron cumulated in the human brain can generate in relation with the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD), the brain disorder affecting almost 30 million throughout the world. The results of research carried out by Drs. ...
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Monday, April 7th, 2008
We are thrilled to hear Malcolm & Barbara: Love's Farewell has been named best single documentary at the 34th Broadcasting Press Guild Television and Radio Awards. When Malcolm Pointon was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, he and his wife Barbara made the decision to allow a camera to follow them up ...
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