Study links metals imbalance with Alzheimer’s
Published on Friday 03 September 2010 - 09:46 - http://www.biotechnews.com.au/Scientists from Australia and the US have published the results of a study linking an imbalance of metals in the brain with Alzheimer's disease.
Cancer drug may be used to treat Alzheimer's disease
Published on Friday 03 September 2010 - 00:36 - http://www.retirementhomes.com/Researchers in the United States recently announced that a drug used to treat a certain type of cancer may be able to treat Alzheimer's disease. Reuters reports that the drug has shown potential in...
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...
Addex drug-candidate effective in Alzheimer’s disease model
Published on Thursday 02 September 2010 - 18:02 - http://webnewswire.com/Geneva, Switzerland - Allosteric modulation company Addex Pharmaceuticals Ltd (SIX: ADXN) announced today that it has observed efficacy in a model of Alzheimer’s disease using a recently discovered...
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...
Mental Acuity May Increase Rate of Cognitive Decline
Published on Thursday 02 September 2010 - 16:59 - http://www.foodconsumer.org/A new study shows that engaging in intellectually stimulating activities can ward off Alzheimer s symptoms, but once the disease hits, the decline is more rapid
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...
Exercises Slow Dementia at First, Then Speed it Up?
Published on Thursday 02 September 2010 - 15:52 - http://www.redorbit.com/(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- You've heard that activities like completing crossword puzzles, reading a book and listening to the radio may protect your brain from dementia. Now, a new study shows those...
