Scientists may have uncovered a new explanation for how Alzheimer’s disease destroys the brain — a profusion of blood vessels. They suggest that the growth of capillaries leads to a breakdown of the blood-brain barrier, allowing amyloid beta, the hallmark of the neurodegenerative disease, to be deposited in the brain tissue.
MANCHESTER – New Hampshire’s fight to find a cure for Alzheimer’s marches on this month as the Alzheimer’s Association Massachusetts/New Hampshire Chapter hosts 12 regional Memory Walks to raise money and awareness for the disease.
BANGOR — Carroll Allen was seated at a table with other male veterans listening to the activity director at the Maine Veterans’ Home read one of the funny announcements found in church bulletins: “This afternoon there will be a meeting in the South and North ends of the church. Children …
Some call it a novel approach to treating Alzheimer’s disease.
KEARNEY — The Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s will begin at 5:30 p.m.
Speaking at a webinar on Alzheimer’s hosted by EuroPharma president Terry Lemerond, Professor Ralph Martins said the first would examine the effect of a bioavailable form of curcumin – the bioactive component in turmeric -on amyloid accumulation in the human brain.
Researchers and pharma companies have tried to attack this disease by reducing amyloid plaques, but inflammation may be the real culprit.
Could changes in a brain region above the right ear explain why people with Alzheimer’s can remember tunes, while those with semantic dementia cannot?
A vanilla milkshake for Alzheimer’s patients provides energy to the brain, says the company that sells it. A company-funded clinical trial found short-term positive effects in cognition and memory, but scientists say so far there is insufficient evidence that the drink is effective.
A vanilla milkshake for Alzheimer’s patients provides energy to the brain, says the company that sells it.
SALISBURY — Caregivers for people with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia are invited to a free educational seminar on the basics of the disease, diagnosis and treatment Sept. 7 at Rufty-Holmes Senior Center
This fall the Alzheimer’s Association West Central Iowa Group will host a “Walk to End Alzheimer’s” at Swan Lake State Park near Carroll.
The Alzheimer’s Society, from Brean is putting its best foot forward for its annual sponsored memory walk on September 18.
PORTSMOUTH — Representing a new initiative to incorporate art into its activity programming, SunBridge Healthcare recently implemented the Expressive Arts Program for residents with Alzheimer’s disease at Langdon Place of Dover, Langdon Place of…
Summary Dietary patterns are very important in determining certain detrimental and advantageous effects on the body. This study reveals the biomarkers or indicators of cognitive impairment specifically Alzheimer’s disease. Authors conducted diet interventions and studied the comparative effects of high-saturated … Read More
Los Gatos and Saratoga residents will be fighting back against Alzheimer’s disease at the Walk to End Alzheimer’s in San Jose this October.
The Alzheimer’s Association Central Illinois Chapter will present Protecting What Matters: Adapting to the Personal Care and Safety Needs of Persons with Alzheimer’s from 9:30 a.m. to noon Thursday at the Galesburg Public Library, 40 E. Simmons St.
If you were to take a snapshot of the population in the United States, the number of people estimated to have Alzheimer’s disease is astounding.
(CNN) — As world-class doctors mingled with entrepreneurs and technology innovators at the last TEDMED conference, beautiful piano music filled the ballroom during a snack break.
A molecule which can stop the formation of long protein strands, known as amyloid fibrils, that cause joint pain in kidney dialysis patients has been identified. The discovery could lead to new methods to identify drugs to prevent, treat or halt the progression of other conditions in which amyloid fibrils play a part, including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and type II diabetes.