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Cancer drug may offer clue to Alzheimer's cure
Published on Wednesday 01 September 2010 - 23:34 - http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/Treatments modeled on the blockbuster cancer drug Gleevec may be the key to finding a cure for Alzheimer's, suggest new data reported in the journal Nature. Scientists theorize that a protein that...
New clue may lead to possible cure for Alzheimer's one day.
Published on Wednesday 01 September 2010 - 23:34 - http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/Treatments modeled on the blockbuster cancer drug Gleevec may be the key to finding a cure for Alzheimer's, suggest new data reported in the journal Nature. Scientists theorize that a protein that...
Mental 'exercise' linked to faster dementia progression
Published on Wednesday 01 September 2010 - 23:22 - http://www.reuters.com/NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While staying mentally active in old age has been linked to a delayed onset of dementia, seniors who engage in such brain "exercise" may actually have a faster rate of...
Mental 'Exercise' May Only Hide Signs of Alzheimer's
Published on Wednesday 01 September 2010 - 23:02 - http://www.empowher.com/WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Reading, crossword puzzles and other mentally stimulating activities have pros and cons when it comes to Alzheimer's disease, new research suggests.'In line...
Puzzles may 'hide' Alzheimer signs
Published on Wednesday 01 September 2010 - 22:52 - http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/Crossword puzzles and other mentally stimulating pursuits may hide rather than prevent the progress of Alzheimer's disease, research has shown.
Brain Exercise Won t Help Once Alzheimer s in Place, Study Says
Published on Wednesday 01 September 2010 - 22:28 - http://www.businessweek.com/Reading, playing checkers and other brain exercises didn’t help, and may have boosted, levels of mental decline in people who had already been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, a study found.
New Study on Keeping Alzheimer's Disease at Bay
Published on Wednesday 01 September 2010 - 22:16 - http://www.wifr.com/A new study shows that keeping the mind active can help keep Alzheimer's disease at bay; but there's a surprising twist.
Scientist Discovers New Target for Alzheimer’s Drugs
Published on Wednesday 01 September 2010 - 22:16 - http://www.alnmag.com/Scientists may have a new area of the brain to target in the quest to cure Alzheimer s due to a discovery by Paul Greengard of Rockefeller University. Greengard, who won the Noble Prize in 2000 for...
Brain exercises delay, speed up dementia?
Published on Wednesday 01 September 2010 - 22:15 - http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/A study of more than 1,100 participants aged 65 and older, none of whom had dementia when the research began, finds that people who regularly engage in mentally stimulating activities such as...
'Brain training' may just hide symptoms of dementia
Published on Wednesday 01 September 2010 - 22:00 - http://www.newscientist.com/People who engage in mental challenges may stave off symptoms of Alzheimer's, but decline more quickly if subsequently diagnosed
