Archives - Friday 02 May 2008
Video Highlights From the American Academy of Neurology 60th Annual Meeting
Published on Friday 02 May 2008 - 23:14 - http://www.medscape.com/Important studies presented at the meeting include reports on early Alzheimer's risk factors, MS drugs being equally effective, and new clues in autism etiology. Medscape Medical News
Alzheimer's linked to high glucose damage
Published on Friday 02 May 2008 - 22:38 - http://www.upi.com/LA JOLLA, Calif., May 2 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say Alzheimer's disease may be linked to brain blood vessel damage tied to high glucose levels.
Research links diabetes and Alzheimer's disease
Published on Friday 02 May 2008 - 20:14 - http://www.sciencecentric.com/Diabetic individuals have a significantly higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease but the molecular connection between the two remains unexplained. Now, researchers at the Salk Institute for...
Drug Manufacturer Banks on Investment
Published on Friday 02 May 2008 - 19:34 - http://www.fdanews.com/The Japanese pharmaceutical company that recently invested $760 million in a business created to develop a treatment for Alzheimer's disease — based on the research of Oklahoma scientist...
Impaired insulin response may increase risk for Alzheimer’s disease
Published on Friday 02 May 2008 - 17:52 - http://www.endocrinetoday.com/Low Systolic Blood Pressure Associated With Prevalent Dementia and Alzheimer's
Published on Friday 02 May 2008 - 17:48 - http://www.medscape.com/A 6-year study of more than 3500 men has established an association between low systolic blood pressure and specific types of cognitive dysfunction in elderly patients Medscape Medical News
Alzheimer s Risk Factors in Connection to Gender
Published on Friday 02 May 2008 - 16:19 - http://www.efluxmedia.com/A team of researchers from the University of Montpellier and La Colombière Hospital has pointed...
Alzheimer s Risk Factors Vary Depending on Gender
Published on Friday 02 May 2008 - 16:19 - http://www.efluxmedia.com/Men and women have different risk factors that contribute to the development of Alzheimer s...
Bondar charts new frontiers
Published on Friday 02 May 2008 - 15:53 - http://www.saultstar.com/Canada's first woman in space is charting new frontiers. Sault Ste. Marie native Dr. Roberta Bondar is the national spokesperson for an awareness campaign to combat Alzheimer's disease, sponsored...
Sleep Disturbances Among Alzheimer Patients, Caregivers Show A Significant Difference
Published on Friday 02 May 2008 - 14:00 - http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/A study published in the May 1 issue of the journal SLEEP finds that sleep disturbances among Alzheimer patients vary significantly from those of their family caregivers, and that, surprisingly,...
