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VR Game Detects Mild Cognitive Impairment

... impairment  is a condition that often predates Alzheimer's disease and is characterized by memory loss and inability to ... of Thessaloniki (AUTH), the Greek Association of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders (GAADRD) and the Centre for Research ... can also help detect brain impairment. Credit: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease In an article published in the Journal of Alzheimer's ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 13 2015 - 9:30am - 0 attachments

Nutritional Supplement Improves Cognitive Performance In Older Adults, Study Finds

... said. The study, conducted at the USF Health Byrd Alzheimer's Institute, appears in the current issue of Rejuvenation Research ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 9 2015 - 11:13am - 0 attachments

SPPL3: This Enzyme Has A Secret Way To Boost The Immune System

... that of presenilin enzymes, which have been implicated in Alzheimer's disease, the researchers believe their findings could shed more ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 3 2015 - 3:37pm - 0 attachments

ALS Drug Reduces The Memory 'Fog' Of Old Age

... -- their synapses. In neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, this contributes to the death of neurons. Used to slow ... the deleterious changes in glutamate levels with aging and Alzheimer's disease and promoting important neuroplastic changes in the brain, ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 27 2014 - 12:00pm - 0 attachments

Lost Christmas Memories Might Be Able To Be Restored

... which offers some hope for patients in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. The belief has been that memories are stored at the ... between brain cells, or neurons -- which are destroyed by Alzheimer's disease. The new study provides evidence contradicting the idea ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 24 2014 - 9:00am - 0 attachments

Mental Illnesses Run In Families, So How Can We Protect Children?

Children should be taken into consideration when helping adults with mental health issues. Shutterstock By Sam Cartwright-Hatton , University of Sussex Mental illness runs in families. This is well known and uncontroversial. There i ...

Article - The Conversation - Dec 19 2014 - 12:55pm - 0 attachments

Why Some People Are Better Navigators: Brain's 'Homing' Signal Identified

... region is one of the first parts of the brain affected by Alzheimer's disease, so the findings may also help to explain why people start ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 19 2014 - 12:36pm - 0 attachments

Sedation Nation: Benzodiazepine Use Highest In Older People

... benzodiazepine use in older people and increased risk of Alzheimer's disease. The association was stronger with increasing length of ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 18 2014 - 8:30am - 0 attachments

Worldwide, Life Expectancy Has Gone Up Over 6 Years Since 1990

... drug disorders by 119%, chronic kidney disease by 90%, and Alzheimer's disease by 89%. The UK has seen lower life expectancy ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 17 2014 - 8:00pm - 0 attachments

How Unfolded Proteins Move In The Cell - Visualized

... great insight into protein-misfolding diseases such as Alzheimer's and Huntington's. Researchers have hypothesized that an ... journal PLOS ONE . In the past, much research on Alzheimer's and similar disease focused on fibrils, large bundles of misfolded ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 10 2014 - 9:00am - 0 attachments