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Computer simulation of protein malfunction related to Alzheimer's disease
Published on Wednesday 17 February 2010 - 06:00 - http://www.eurekalert.org/Researchers at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and University of Stockholm have created a computer modeling of the structural malfunctioning of the ApoE4 protein when it enters into contact with...
Gosling will not identify man in 'mercy killing'
Published on Tuesday 16 February 2010 - 21:05 - http://www.guardian.co.uk/• Veteran broadcaster tells of pact with lover he suffocated• TV presenter resigned to possibility of jail sentenceRay Gosling, the veteran TV presenter who confessed on television to suffocating a...
Second-Most-Common Cause of Early Dementia Onset Found
Published on Wednesday 17 February 2010 - 08:56 - http://www.medindia.com/A new risk factor for the second-most-common form of early-onset dementia after Alzheimer's, have been found by America
STUDY RAISES DOUBTS OVER STEM CELL RESEARCH
Published on Tuesday 16 February 2010 - 17:38 - http://www.sanfranciscosentinel.com/BY JOHN von RADOWITZ'The London Independent'A new study has raised doubts about the creation of ethical all-purpose stem cells for use in research and treatments. 'Embryonic stem cells have the...
Ask Dr. Gott: No need for Alzheimer's gene testing
Published on Sunday 14 February 2010 - 18:46 - http://www.montereyherald.com/Dear Dr. Gott: My father has Alzheimer's disease. Should I be tested for the APOE 4 allele? I would like to know what I'm facing. Dear Reader: Your short note has a complex answer. I must start by...
Alzforum's 5-Part Series On Alzheimer's Prevention Initiative
Published on Saturday 06 March 2010 - 10:00 - http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/The field is abuzz with the word "prevention," but how to pull off this vaunted goal? It's been held back by a strange Catch-22 of cost, time, and biomarker validation. That might change with a...
Damaged protein identified as early diagnostic biomarker for Alzheimer's disease
Published on Wednesday 24 February 2010 - 00:00 - http://www.physorg.com/Researchers at NYU School of Medicine have found that elevated cerebrospinal fluid levels of phosphorylated tau231 (P-tau231), a damaged tau protein found in patients with Alzheimer's disease, may...
A Pandora's box full of smart drugs | Ann Robinson
Published on Tuesday 23 February 2010 - 17:30 - http://education.guardian.co.uk/We should think very carefully before we start routinely taking drugs such as Modafinil to boost cognitive functionHere's a thoroughly modern ethical dilemma to chew over. You go for a job...
Old-Age Vision Problems Linked to Dementia (CME/CE, with audio)
Published on Tuesday 23 February 2010 - 17:00 - http://www.medpagetoday.com/Untreated vision problems in older age are associated with an increased risk of decline in cognitive function and Alzheimer's disease, data from a cohort study showed.
ALZHEIMER'S VIDEO: Predicting Alzheimer's Disease Progression, Exercise Reduces Anxiety, Napping Good for the Brain
Published on Monday 22 February 2010 - 00:00 - http://www.insidermedicine.ca/(February 22, 2010 - Insidermedicine) 'From Texas - According to a report published in the journal Alzheimer's Research and Therapy, researchers have developed a way to reliably predict future...
