World Alzheimer’s Day Sept. 21
California Central Coast Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association will present three workshops for people wanting to know more about Alzheimer’s disease and dementia
Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation Funds AgeneBio to Advance Pharmacological Neural Stabilizer Technology
NEW YORK, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) announced today that it has awarded a grant of $240,000 to AgeneBio Inc
Study explains why Alzheimer’s drug is both safe and effective
Alzheimer’s disease destroys brain cells and their connections (called synapses), causing memory loss and other cognitive problems that disrupt work, hobbies and daily life. Symptoms can be alleviated, in part, by the drug memantine (marketed in the United States as Namenda), which is currently FDA-approved to treat moderate-to-severe Alzheimer’s disease and was, in part, developed by Stuart A …
Alzheimer’s advances
Regarding the July 14 article on Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis: The absence of diagnostic tests for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias has led to clinical uncertainty.
Alzheimer’s Gene Acts on Middle-Aged People, Two U.S. Studies Indicate
Healthy middle-aged people who have a high-risk variant of a gene have less brain volume in areas affected early in Alzheimers disease and do worse on tests of memory and learning, researchers said.
Alzheimer’s Association launches TrialMatch - a tool to provide trial information, matching for people with Alzheimer …
The Alzheimer’s Association has launched Alzheimer’s Association TrialMatch, a confidential and free interactive tool that provides comprehensive clinical trial information and an individualized trial matching service for people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
Alzheimer’s Association launches Internet and phone-based clinical trial matching service
The Alzheimer’s Association announced today the launch of Alzheimer’s Association TrialMatch(TM), a confidential and free interactive tool that provides comprehensive clinical trial information and an individualized trial matching service for people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. The Internet (www.alz.org/trialmatch) and phone-based (800-272-3900 …
Alzheimer’s still lacks cure
MILWAUKEE (Wisconsin) - SCIENTISTS are reporting advances in detecting and predicting Alzheimer’s disease at a conference in Honolulu this week, plus offering more proof that getting enough exercise and vitamin D may lower your risk. There are better brain scans to spot Alzheimer’s disease.
Hearthstone Alzheimer Care Relocates HQ
Hearthstone Alzheimer Care has leased 4,453 square feet at 130 New Boston St. in Woburn. The healthcare company, which has a residential program for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, is moving from 23 Warren Ave
Police search for 77-year-old man with Alzheimer’s reported missing in northern Kent County
Makoto “K” Kamekawa, who has Alzheimer’s disease and does not speak much English, was reported missing after he went for a walk near Simmons and 22 Mile Road in Solon Township.
Alzheimers brain protein may provide target for treating mental retardation
From the perspective of neuroscientists, Alzheimer’s disease and Down syndrome have at least one thing in common: patients with both diseases have an accumulation of ²-amyloid protein in their brains. Scientists now provide evidence that drugs which help reduce the level of ²-amyloid in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients may also work to treat mental retardation in Down syndrome.
Latino Alzheimers Community Forum Scheduled for June 19, 2010
SAN YSIDRO, CA Alzheimers disease and related dementias, according to a published report by the National Alzheimers Association, are projected to increase more than six-fold among Hispanics in the United during the first half of the 21st Century. Across the nation, this increase means that 1.3 million Hispanics (25 million total Americans) will have Alzheimers
Scientists find enzyme that may help slow Alzheimer’s
A PROTEIN that controls brain activity may offer hope of new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease and epilepsy, say scientists.
Palace: Sweden’s Princess Lilian has Alzheimer’s, will not attend royal wedding
STOCKHOLM (AP) A royal court official says 94-year old Princess Lilian, the oldest member of Sweden’s royal family, has Alzheimer’s disease and will miss Crown Princess Victoria’s wedding in t…
New Campaign Highlighting The Devastating Impact Of Alzheimer’s Disease
The Alzheimer Society is launching a new campaign in an effort to raise awareness about the soul wrenching realities of Alzheimer’s disease, and the Society’s efforts to fund research towards a cure. Created by the Leo Burnett agency on a pro-bono basis, the ‘Forget Everything you Knew’ campaign is meant to correct common misconceptions about Alzheimer’s disease and to urge greater investment in …
Protein links Alzheimer’s, Down Syndrome
Scientists have found that the protein that forms plaques in the brain in Alzheimer’s disease also accumulates in the eyes of people with Down syndrome.
Caffeine may slow Alzheimer’s disease
LISBON, Portugal, May 17 (UPI) — Caffeine may slow Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, researchers in Portugal said.
Treating Common Irregular Heartbeat Might Also Ward Off Alzheimer’s
THURSDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) — By treating the common irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation in a certain way, doctors might also help prevent Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, new research finds.
Researchers find new Alzheimer’s genes
TWO new genes found that may play a role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
Research finds new genes that play role in Alzheimer’s
US and European researchers have identified two new genes that may play a role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease and could help unravel new treatments, a study published Tuesday said.