Alzheimer

News out of this week's international conference on Alzheimer's disease in Chicago says several new drugs show promise in slowing the progress of Alzheimer's more than currently approved drugs — at least in preliminary human trials.

The mature market just keeps on growing: For the first time ever, U.S. life expectancy has past 78 years Japan currently has the longest life expectancy – 83 years Heart disease and diabetes as a cause of death dropped by more than 5% Death caused by[...]

I’m sad to hear about the passing of actress Estelle Getty, who played Sophia Petrillo on “The Golden Girls“. Getty suffered from a longtime battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was 84…. R.I.P. For more info:alzheimer.ca

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NIST scientists have built a model of the membrane that surrounds neurons in the brain, a tool which should help to discover the mechanisms behind Alzheimer's onset. The brain’s neurons transmit nerve impulses down a long stem that is surrounded by[...]

Crossposted from Left Toon Lane, Bilerico Project & My Left Wing click to enlarge I hate to keep on McCain and his intellectual gaffes, but the latest about the surge and the Awakening, brings up another thought. Even if McCain tells us he will pick good[...]

Scientists have discovered the second, strong genetic risk factor for developing late-onset Alzheimer's disease, as per a new report in the June 27th issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication. The newly discovered gene, which previously had[...]

Researchers report a remarkable improvement in Alzheimer's transgenic mice following therapy with a new drug. The study, published by Cell Press in the July 10th issue of the journal Neuron, provides the first demonstration that an ionophore, a compound[...]

Overactivation of proteins known as calpains, which are involved in memory formation, has been associated with Alzheimer disease. Ottavio Arancio and his colleagues, at Columbia University, New York, have now shown that two different drugs that inhibit[...]