Archives - Wednesday 23 April 2008
FDG-PET Imaging Allows Early Detection of Alzheimer's, Other Dementia Types
Published on Wednesday 23 April 2008 - 23:24 - http://www.medscape.com/New research shows positron emission tomography in combination with the radiotracer flurodeoxyglucose can accurately detect and classify different types of dementia in up to 94% of cases....
Lunch and Learn about Alzheimer's Disease
Published on Wednesday 23 April 2008 - 22:52 - http://news.uky.edu/To celebrate Minority Health Month, the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging
Heard on Campus: Jesse Ballenger on Alzheimer's and memory loss
Published on Wednesday 23 April 2008 - 21:20 - http://live.psu.edu/On Alzheimer's disease and memory: "We tend to think about memory loss simply as a failure of recall, but I think we need to understand memory as connecting our past with our present and future....
Why Virgins And Superheroes Shouldn't Mix [An Open Letter To Virgin Comics]
Published on Wednesday 23 April 2008 - 19:31 - http://io9.com/Dear Sir Richard Branson and Gotham Chopra: I think we need to talk about your superhero habit. I was reading that your company, Virgin Comics, has just employed aging icon Stan Lee to create a new...
Pin1 is beneficial in Alzheimer's disease, detrimental to some forms of dementia
Published on Wednesday 23 April 2008 - 15:35 - http://www.sciencecentric.com/The most common form of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and a relatively rare hereditary form of dementia, frontotemporal dementia with parkinsonism-17, share a common pathology: Both are the result...
Stem cell research should be allowed
Published on Wednesday 23 April 2008 - 15:19 - http://www.irishhealth.com/Research involving stem cells derived from human embryos should be permitted in Ireland in certain circumstances, a new report is to recommend.Stem cells are basic cells that can multiply and...
Wyeth (WYE): Speculative play on Alzheimer's
Published on Wednesday 23 April 2008 - 14:36 - http://www.bloggingstocks.com/Regarding his latest new buy recommendation -- Wyeth (NYSEL WYE) -- biotech expert Michael Shulman states, "OK, I know what you're thinking. Wyeth?! It's a lousy big pharma with a stock price...
Ground Breaking New Insight Into The Development Of Alzheimer's Disease
Published on Wednesday 23 April 2008 - 09:00 - http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/According to estimates there are 85,000 Alzheimer patients in our country and approximately 20,000 new cases every year. This spectacular increase is due to the increasing ageing population....
Enzyme Beneficial to Alzheimer's Plays Darker Role in Other Dementia
Published on Wednesday 23 April 2008 - 07:00 - http://www.healthscout.com/Finding could mean changing animal models used for future research.
New Finding On How Memory Is Formed And Stored
Published on Wednesday 23 April 2008 - 06:00 - http://www.sciencedaily.com/The location of protein-destroying "machines" in nerve cells in the brain may play an important role in how memories are formed -- a finding with potential implications for treating Alzheimer's and...
