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Big pharma starts to court the stem cell field; common gene variant linked to obesity; new insight into flu viruses
Published on Tuesday 29 July 2008 - 16:50 - http://www.fiercebioresearcher.com/Stem Cell Research Forbes' Matthew Herper heralds last week's deal between GlaxoSmithKline and the Harvard Stem Cell Institute as a landmark in the drug development world. Long an ethical minefield...
Physical Fitness Linked to Less Regional Brain Atrophy in Alzheimer's Disease
Published on Tuesday 29 July 2008 - 16:35 - http://www.medscape.com/A new study shows that cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with hippocampal and parahippocampal volumes in those with early AD but not with dementia. In separate studies, AD patients who did...
Study Says Thyrotropin Levels Influence Alzheimer's Risk in Women
Published on Tuesday 29 July 2008 - 15:54 - http://www.medindia.com/A new study has indicated that women having low or high levels of the hormone thyrotropin, which affects thyroid gland f
New research finds 'pre-dementia' is rising
Published on Tuesday 29 July 2008 - 15:53 - http://www.ctv.ca/A milder type of mental decline that often precedes Alzheimer's disease is alarmingly more common than has been believed, and in men more than women, doctors reported Monday.
Is Alzheimer’s also heart disease?
Published on Tuesday 29 July 2008 - 15:39 - http://healthcare.zdnet.com/We are finding that many of the modifiable health behaviors, like exercise, diet and smoking, that have been historically associated with heart disease are now associated with the development of...
Symposium set on brain health
Published on Tuesday 29 July 2008 - 15:02 - http://www.nwanews.com/“Brain Health Strategies,” a symposium sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association, will be 2-5 p.m. Aug. 13 at the Jones Center for Families in Springdale. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition)
NW Arkansas today
Published on Tuesday 29 July 2008 - 15:02 - http://www.nwanews.com/QUOTE OF THE DAY “We’re taking a piece of the old and putting it with the new.We’re keeping our roots and remembering who we are.” The Rev. Carlton Cross, on moving Oakley Chapel United Methodist...
'Pre-dementia' on the rise for older Americans
Published on Tuesday 29 July 2008 - 14:55 - http://www.inrich.com/A milder type of mental decline that often precedes Alzheimer's disease is alarmingly more common than has been believed, and in men more than women, doctors reported yesterday. Nearly a million...
1M Get Pre-Alzheimer's Each Year, Study Says
Published on Tuesday 29 July 2008 - 14:46 - http://www.turnto23.com/A mild form of dementia that develops in 5 percent of people over 70 is a looming crisis, researchers say.
Study Finds Pre-Alzheimer's Crisis
Published on Tuesday 29 July 2008 - 14:40 - http://www.wdsu.com/Researchers say 1 million people slide into mild mental impairment each year.
