Dementia research receives £1.5 million boost
Published on Friday 03 September 2010 - 09:29 - http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/New research projects are being funded as part of an exciting new partnership between Alzheimer's Society and the Bupa Foundation.
Aspartame Safety: Separating Fact from Fiction
Published on Thursday 02 September 2010 - 22:51 - http://www.redorbit.com/ATLANTA, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Heard the one about how aspartame single-handedly caused the Gulf War syndrome? In recent years, outlandish allegations - often spread via the Internet by...
Active Minds Delay Dementia, But Only at First
Published on Thursday 02 September 2010 - 20:14 - http://www.sci-tech-today.com/Poring over crossword puzzles, reading and listening to tunes may slow or delay brain decline at first, but being mentally active might speed up dementia once it hits, new research suggests.''"The...
Puzzling claims over brain games
Published on Thursday 02 September 2010 - 19:23 - http://www.nhs.uk/"People who do puzzles and crosswords may stave off dementia longer,” according to BBC News. The website said that mentally stimulating activities may protect the brain from memory loss but also...
Cell Publishes on the Critical Role of Metals in Alzheimer's Disease
Published on Thursday 02 September 2010 - 18:00 - http://www.sys-con.com/Prana Biotechnology (NASDAQ: PRAN) (ASX: PBT) today announced that Professor Ashley Bush, a co-founding scientist of Prana and a member of the Company's R&D Advisory Board, has in conjunction with...
Brain Exercise May Delay Dementia, But Hasten Decline Once Disease Arrives | 80beats
Published on Thursday 02 September 2010 - 17:28 - http://discovermagazine.com/One headline reads Doing Puzzles Could Speed Up Dementia. Another, Brain Exercise Helps Stave Off Dementia. They re both about the same new study out in Neurology this week. So which is it?'Both...
Nobel Prize-winner finds new path for Alzheimer's drug
Published on Thursday 02 September 2010 - 16:34 - http://www.fiercebiotech.com/After 25 years of ongoing research, Nobel Prize-winning scientist Paul Greengard is unveiling a new pathway at work in Alzheimer's--a discovery likely to trigger a fresh burst of R&D work around a...
Factors behind cognitive deficits in diabetes revealed
Published on Thursday 02 September 2010 - 13:02 - http://www.dnaindia.com/Type 2 diabetes has been found by researchers to nearly double the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, said Dixon, who studies how health affects cognition in aging.
Largest Nursing Home Abuse Verdict in History Shocks Industry and Riles Tort Reformers
Published on Thursday 02 September 2010 - 12:00 - http://lansing.injuryboard.com/Humboldt County, CA--Earlier this week, a group of California jurors announced the largest verdict in history against a nursing home accused of abuse. That verdict of $677 million sent shock waves...
Influenced by mother, Cokato woman is advocate for dementia patients [St. Cloud Times, Minn.]
Published on Thursday 02 September 2010 - 09:34 - http://behavioralhealthcentral.com/Sept. 02--COKATO -- A Central Minnesota woman won a national award for her work with those struggling with dementia.'Judy Berry of Cokato earned the 2010 Community Health Leaders Award last month...
