Potential New Target Found for Alzheimer's Disease
HealthDay - Wed Dec 9, 12:03 pm ETWEDNESDAY, Dec. 9 (HealthDay News) -- The low-density lipoprotein receptor may help reduce brain damage caused by Alzheimer's disease, a new study suggests.
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Stem cell derived neurons for research relevant to Alzheimer's and Niemann-Pick type C diseases
EurekAlert! - 1 hour 44 minutes agoStem cell derived neurons may allow scientists to determine whether breakdowns in the transport of proteins, lipids and other materials within cells trigger the neuronal death and neurodegeneration that characterize Alzheimer's disease and the rarer but always fatal neurological disorder, Niemann-Pick Type C, according to a presentation that Lawrence B. Goldstein, Ph.D., will give at the ...
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Research and Markets: Alzheimer's Disease Report - Drug Pipeline Analysis and Market Forecasts to 2015
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Wed Dec 9, 8:15 am ETDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData's new report "Alzheimer's Disease - Drug Pipeline Analysis and Market Forecasts to 2015" to their offering.
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Gladstone Scientists Identify Strategies To Protect New Brain Cells Against Alzheimer's Disease
BioresearchOnline - Wed Dec 9, 5:12 am ETStimulating the growth of new neurons to replace those lost in Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an intriguing therapeutic possibility. But will the factors that cause AD allow the new neurons to thrive and function normally? Scientists at the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease (GIND) have discovered that two main causes of AD amyloid-beta (Aß) peptides and apolipoprotein E4 (apoE4) impair ...
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Butler Hospital Neurologist Lead Author of Ground Breaking Bio-Engineered Treatment Study for Alzheimer's Disease
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Wed Dec 9, 11:53 am ETThe results of a new study on immune-based treatment of Alzheimer's disease , which was conducted at 30 sites around the country, will be published in the December 15 issue of Neurology®.
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HIV-related memory loss linked to Alzheimer's protein
Science Daily - Tue Dec 8, 10:09 pm ETMore than half of HIV patients experience memory problems and other cognitive impairments as they age, and doctors know little about the underlying causes. New research suggests HIV-related cognitive deficits share a common link with Alzheimer's-related dementia: low levels of the protein amyloid beta in the spinal fluid.
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Latino friends join Alzheimer's study, tackle 'cultural' issue
USA Today - Mon Dec 7, 2:55 pm ETResearchers have a unique opportunity to better understand how cultural factors influence aging and Alzheimer's in the Latino community.
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Cañon Lodge to present Alzheimer’s documentary, free health screenings
Canon City Daily Record - Tue Dec 8, 6:50 pm ETTreating Alzheimer’s for many years has been a dream. But these treatments have worked at minimal at best. But with “The Alzheimer’s Project,” there is hope for the future.
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EnVivo drug study again prompts signs of Alzheimer's reversal
Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology - Tue Dec 8, 2:00 pm ETA new drug study of EnVivo Pharmaceuticals' EVP-0962 has returned promising results for modifying and potentially reducing the effects of Alzheimer’s disease — supporting previous test results from July that returned the same behavior reversal qualities.
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Do aluminum cans cause Alzheimer’s? - Tue, 08 Dec 2009 PST
The Spokesman-Review - Tue Dec 8, 3:28 am ETQ. Could you please clear something up once and for all? Is there really a connection between drinking fruit or vegetable juices out of aluminum cans and developing Alzheimer’s disease? A. It is unlikely that drinking fruit or vegetable juice from aluminum cans would increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. That’s because aluminum cans are coated with a plastic lining to prevent ...
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Aging Gracefully: Families begin to research illness after a diagnosis of Alzheimer's
The News-Press - Tue Dec 8, 1:12 am ETThe memory clinic team delivers the diagnosis - probable dementia of the Alzheimer's type.
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Applied NeuroSolutions Announces Renewal of Alzheimer's Disease Drug Discovery Collaboration with Eli Lilly and Company
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Dec 8, 9:33 am ETVERNON HILLS, Ill.----Applied NeuroSolutions, Inc. , a biotechnology company focused on the development of products for the early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease , today announced that Eli Lilly and Company has agreed to a one-year renewal of its drug discovery collaboration.
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HIV-related memory loss shares similarity with Alzheimer's
Scientific American - Mon Dec 7, 4:18 pm ETMany people living with HIV report having memory loss or other cognitive problems that can sound a lot like early-onset Alzheimer's disease . Unlike their senior counterparts, however, cognitively impaired people with HIV are often in their 40s and 50s--and the early decline can make it difficult to hold jobs and maintain personal lives. [More]
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Alzheimer's education seminar Wednesday
Park Hills Daily Journal - 2 hours 52 minutes agoThere will be a free educational and informative seminar on Alzheimer’s Wednesday evening at Parkland Health Center in Farmington. The free program will be held in the hospital dining room from 6 to 8 p.m., and will be hosted by the Lead Belt Memory Walk Committee and the St. Louis Region Alzheimer’s Association.
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Scotiabank and Baycrest Team Up to bring Hockey Buffs a One-of-a-Kind event... the Scotiabank Pro-Am for Alzheimer's ...
CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance - Wed Dec 9, 6:30 am ETAs hockey enthusiasts prepare to lace up with former NHL greats in the battle against Alzheimer's, Scotiabank and Baycrest today officially announced that the Bank will become the title sponsor of the 2010 Scotiabank Pro-Am for Alzheimer's, which expands to two cities this year: Edmonton and Toronto.
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KSPR Closeup: Alzheimer's Association Feature
KSPR Springfield - Tue Dec 8, 6:52 pm ETNearly 23-thousand people in the Ozarks are living with Alzheimer's. Some are in their 30s, and the numbers keep soaring across the nation.
About.com: Alzheimer's Blog
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Early Detection Blog Series Supports Those in Search of an Accurate Diagnosis
Tue Jun 2, 6:53 pm EDTIf you are a proponent of the early detection of Alzheimer's ...
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The Alzheimer's Project a Must See
Tue May 26, 8:19 pm EDTIf you missed The Alzheimer's Project -- the multi-part HBO ...
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May 13 is National Call-In Day for Including Long-Term Care Services in Health Care Reform
Tue May 12, 7:58 pm EDTIt's only about six weeks before scheduled Committee votes ...
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New Beginnings
Tue Apr 21, 1:40 pm EDTFirst of all, I want to apologize to everyone who reads this site ...
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Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Cognitive Impairment
Tue Mar 17, 7:57 pm EDTWe already know that Vitamin D is essential for maintaining bone ...
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Can Apple Juice Delay Alzheimer's Disease?
Tue Mar 17, 7:04 pm EDTMaybe. Dr. Thomas B. Shea of the Center for Cellular Neurobiology ...
