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Some time ago, researchers at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) announced the development of a brain-imaging technique that enabled them to assess the neurological changes produced by cognitive decline. Now, they report that the approach can also predict dementia risks.
In a paper published in the F... |
14 February 2012
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University of California in Riverside (UCR) investigators say they may have discovered a new target for drugs in treating a neurodegenerative form of dementia called Alzheimer’s Disease. The molecule they discovered could also be targeted in the fight against other neurological disorders.
During the study, th... |
13 February 2012
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Researchers at the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine say that the drug bexarotene – commonly used against skin cancer – can help address early-stage Alzheimer's disease. The substance acts on neural plaques made from beta amyloid proteins.
In all patients suffering from this neurodegenerative ... |
10 February 2012
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Mount Sinai Medical Center investigators say that brain metabolism can be improved by drinking decaffeinated coffee. The team studied the relationship between this type of metabolism and type II diabetes, and found a strong correlation between the two.
By drinking caffeine-free coffee, people can help improve the wa... |
6 February 2012
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A collaboration of researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch say that conglomerations of between 2 and 4 tau proteins (oligomers) are the most damaging molecular contracts to the human brain. This proteins has been linked to the development of Alzheimer's disease in previous studies.
What researcher... |
4 February 2012
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University of Melbourne scientists, in Australia, say that excessive iron concentrations in the human brain may represent one of the main causes of neurodegenerative forms of dementia, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. This study is critical because the conditions are incurable. The thing abou... |
31 January 2012
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An interesting study I've just come across says that older men are more likely to suffer from memory loss – primarily through the development of mild cognitive impairment – than elderly women. I think this study has some interesting implications in the long run.
Another reason why these results are ... |
27 January 2012
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University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) scientists determined that teens who exhibit a deficiency of iron tend to be at higher risk of suffering conditions affecting the brain later on in life.
The risk mostly addresses forms of dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease. This correlation has been hinted at ... |
16 January 2012
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Investigators at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor say that an analysis of positron-emission tomography (PET) scans taken over the past 10 years recently revealed the approach to be very safe and accurate in discovering dementia affecting the human brain.
As an added bonus, PET scans also proved to be tremen... |
7 January 2012
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Even though major depressive disorder (MDD) is one of the most widespread conditions among seniors, scientists are still at a loss in explaining how the diseases develops. In a new study, experts use a unique brain scan technique to observe the development of the condition in seniors' brains.
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9 November 2011
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) scientists announce the development of a new scientific method for strengthening synapses between neurons grown in the lab. This represents the first time such an achievement is reached.
A number of neurological conditions, including neurodegenerative dementia and autism,... |
26 October 2011
06:13 GMT |
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As the population of the developed world ages, the incidence of Alzheimer's disease in general is bound to increase as well. Given the costs associated with handling the condition, its stands to reason that experts would be looking for cures around the clock. A new approach is now being tested in the UK.Scientis... |
18 October 2011
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The United Kingdom based tabloid paper The Sun has claimed, without any clear scientific support, that there's a link between playing video game and something called temporary dementia, which apparently mostly affects children.The paper quotes Baroness Greenfield, who is described as being a top scientist, sayin... |
17 October 2011
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A team of researchers from the Mayo Clinic say that they recently developed a new approach for teasing out people who suffer from the early stages of Alzheimer's diseases. Discovering the condition in advanced can help improve patient outcomes and reduce the burden placed on healthcare systems.Scientists believe... |
12 October 2011
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According to the conclusions of a new study on the way Alzheimer's disease damages the human brain, it would appear that the condition triggers an infectious process of sorts, which researchers found to be eerily similar to the one employed by mad cow disease (MCD).
Scientifically known as bovine spongiform e... |
6 October 2011
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A collaboration of experts from the University of Sheffield and the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, in the United Kingdom, proposes the use of lasers for treating forms of dementia such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.
The team believes that a new generation of lasers may be used to... |
27 September 2011
17:01 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific study, it would appear that low concentrations of vitamin B12 in the human brain may be directly responsible for a decrease in memory efficiency, as well as other types of cognitive declines. As such, the vitamin may be related to the onset of dementia.
Given the hi... |
27 September 2011
06:23 GMT |
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In a paper published in the latest issue of the esteemed scientific journal Neuron, experts at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) reveal the discovery of a new signaling pathway in the human brain that may be used as a target for therapies against fronto-temporal dementia.
This form of dementia aff... |
26 September 2011
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Researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), in Australia, argue that humor is an excellent form of therapy for dementia patients showing chronic agitation. The team reveals that their latest study suggests this approach to be more effective even than antipsychotic drugs.
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22 September 2011
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An international collaboration of researchers has determined that much more emphasis should be placed on detecting Alzheimer's disease during its earliest stages. At that time, the experts say, certain therapies can be a lot more effective than they are at later stages.
The researchers, who are based at the ... |
14 September 2011
10:22 GMT |
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For many years, experts have tried to find the cause of Parkinson's disease, but more in-depth studies have revealed that there is no single trigger for the condition. Rather, it is influenced by a complex interplay of genes and genetic mutations that each plays a part in underlying this form of dementia. One of... |
12 September 2011
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Researcher at Cambridge Cognition, a spin-off of the University of Cambridge, announced that they will make an Alzheimer's early detection method available to general practitioners (GP) very soon. The tool differentiates between dementia and normal, age-related memory loss.
As doctors know all too well, loss ... |
7 September 2011
10:43 GMT |
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Researchers at the Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, discovered recently that it may be possible to assess a person chances of developing Alzheimer's disease later on by analyzing data collected by a brain scan.According to neurologists in the research team, a medical imaging technique called proton MR spectroscopy is ... |
25 August 2011
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According to the conclusions of a new study conducted on unsuspecting lab mice, it would appear that the timing of when the neurotransmitter acetylcholine is released in the brain is critical for understanding diseases such as Alzheimer’s and schizophrenia. This chemical is usually released in the hippocampus, ... |
1 August 2011
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A group of investigators demonstrated recently that it's possible to detect the development of Alzheimer's disease more than two decades before the first evidence appear in the brain. This can be done by surveying certain biomarkers in people with rare, inherited forms of the neurological disease.The effici... |
20 July 2011
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Scientists at the Wake Forest University and the University of Southern California announce the development of the first-ever memory prosthetic device. The instrument can be used to restore some of the brain's lost functions, and also to improve the retention of short-term memories. Thus far, the device has only... |
23 June 2011
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A group of experts in the United States believes that it may have discovered the reason why coffee appears to be protecting consumers from the onset of Alzheimer's disease. Interestingly, the group found that caffeine itself plays an important role in underlying this capability.The new results indicate that a st... |
22 June 2011
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Researchers studying Alzheimer's Disease (AD) say that, while numerous causes contribute to the development of this neurodegenerative disease, the misfolding of proteins in the human brain is the root issue that allows the brain to lose its cognitive abilities. Proteins that are folded incorrectly tend to accumu... |
2 June 2011
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Clinicians are about to receive the first new set of diagnostics criteria for Alzheimer's disease in nearly three decades. The last revision of these criteria took place some 27 years ago. The new modification was made so that research, diagnosis and therapies reflect the latest discoveries. This revision, which... |
19 April 2011
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Older people who are seriously gullible without even having to make the slightest effort may be suffering from a form of dementia, the results of a new scientific study show. The work shows that people with one of these conditions have a hard time detecting sarcasm or lies. The new research was conducted by investiga... |
18 April 2011
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Determining whether people who suffer from mild cognitive impairment will go on to develop Alzheimer’s disease is a very important issue in today's medicine, considering the heavy toll that treating this condition takes on public healthcare systems. A way of doing this has just been proposed.Experts at the... |
8 April 2011
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Over the past few years, numerous studies have began shedding light on the origins of Alzheimer's disease. In the latest such work, experts highlight four genes that play a role in the development of this neurodegenerative condition. Patients suffering from this disease generally tend to be unable to form new me... |
4 April 2011
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A wide range of new treatment options may soon become available for people suffering from Alzheimer's disease, thanks to a new investigation conducted in the United Kingdom. Researchers finally managed to figure out the actions of a protein that has long since been linked with the condition. The toxic protein, c... |
28 March 2011
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In a new investigation conducted on unsuspecting lab mice, researchers have determined that the proteins largely responsible for forming plaques in the brains of people suffering from Alzheimer's diseases may in fact originate in the liver, not the brain. These findings have important implications for the way re... |
8 March 2011
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Patients suffering from forms of dementia such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) may benefit extensively from participating in storytelling sessions, where they can hear someone reciting old tales. This is the conclusion of a new scientific study on the issue, which was carried out by researchers at the University of ... |
28 February 2011
08:56 GMT |
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Scientists were recently able to gain new insight into the genetic foundation of a dangerous and rare disease, that affects mostly children. One of the most common manifestations of this disease in kids is self-mutilation, and experts have been seeking to understand this behavior for years.
In all fairness, this ... |
29 January 2011
04:56 GMT |
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Patients who undergo a shunt operation are more likely to experience a reduction in the number and intensity of symptoms related to varied forms of dementia, scientists write in a new research paper.The team arrived at this conclusion after it conducted a series of studies on patients, which involved all of the parti... |
25 January 2011
08:57 GMT |
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In a recent scientific study, it was revealed that blood levels of a specific protein are linked directly to the chances an elderly person has of developing forms of dementia, including Alzheimer’s, over the next decade or so.
The investigation was conducted on elderly people, whose blood levels of the prote... |
25 January 2011
01:36 GMT |
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Patients and doctors alike will soon benefit from the advantages of having access to the first imaging test that will enable the visualization of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in the human brain. The test is bound to help millions of patients around the world.
On Thursday, January 20, an advisory committee in char... |
22 January 2011
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According to the results of a new scientific investigation, it would appear that people who suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as adults tend to be more at risk of developing two common forms of dementia as seniors. The research found that individuals who displayed ADHD symptoms tended to go ... |
18 January 2011
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Researchers from the Peninsula Technology Assessment Group (PenTAG), part of the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, carried out a review of research evidence, that played a very important role in the decision taken by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), to extend the availabili... |
18 January 2011
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Scripps Research Institute researchers developed a possible new method for detecting Alzheimer's disease with a simple blood test, thanks to a technology using thousands of synthetic molecules to fish for disease-specific antibodies.Thomas Kodadek and his team, used a large library of artificial molecules known ... |
7 January 2011
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Newcastle University investigators determined in a new scientific research that people who drink green tea regularly are in fact less prone to developing forms of dementia such as Alzheimer's.In addition, it would appear that the active substance at work in this type of tea are also very effective at protecting ... |
6 January 2011
11:28 GMT |
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A group of French neurologists and neuropsychologists have identified which elements of the semantic memory are the first to be affected by dementia and discovered an explanation to hyperpriming – a phenomenon that appears in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease.Semantic memory is the ability to remembe... |
20 December 2010
09:13 GMT |
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University of Cambridge researchers carried out a study that explains why people suffering from dementia have memory difficulties – the memories are not lost, but rather confused, since the brain forms incomplete memories that get mixed up.Until now, everyone thought that having memory problems means forgetting... |
7 December 2010
09:19 GMT |
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People suffering from Alzheimer’s also have serious blood flow problems in the brain, and a team of scientists in Bristol might have just come up with a solution.They have discovered some of the processes responsible for the leaky blood vessels within the brain, and their findings could turn existing drugs into... |
7 December 2010
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While studying former professional athletes, a team of researchers discovered that MRS – a specialized imaging technique called magnetic resonance spectroscopy, could help diagnose a disorder caused by repeated head trauma called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).Until now, CTE could only be definitively ... |
1 December 2010
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A group of research scientists at the Mayo Clinic announces the discovery of a mechanisms underlying the development of an early form of dementia. The mechanisms is “powered” by two proteins, called progranulin and sortilin, whose interactions seem to cause FTLD.This condition, translated as frontotempora... |
30 November 2010
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In a new scientific study, experts argue that walking may be one of the most efficient method of reducing signs of cognitive decline in seniors exhibiting symptoms related to forms of dementia such as mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer’s disease.The work, presented on November 29 at the annual meetin... |
29 November 2010
05:55 GMT |
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A new investigation appears to indicate that the established drug Metformin, which has been used for years to treat people suffering from type II diabetes, may also be effective in combating symptoms associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The correlation puzzled scientists, as diabetes appears when sugar levels i... |
24 November 2010
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