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More than 26 million people worldwide were estimated to be living with Alzheimer’s disease in 2006, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The researchers also concluded the global prevalence ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 10 2007 - 12:49am - 0 attachments

... isolated the GAB2 gene relatively quickly. “This Alzheimer's disease breakthrough is another powerful example of a fundamental ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 6 2007 - 11:51am - 0 attachments

A drug used to treat cancer has been shown to enhance long-term memory and strengthen neural connections in the brain, according to a new study by UC Irvine scientists. In the study with mice, scientists found that histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhi ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 5 2007 - 9:07pm - 0 attachments

... offering new diagnostic tools for brain disorders such as Alzheimer's disease that are known to affect the brain's connections. It also ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 4 2007 - 5:36pm - 0 attachments

... accumulation of the toxic brain protein beta-amyloid to Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study. "Our findings show that ... that it is likely related to the fundamental cause of Alzheimer's disease," said Christopher Rowe, director of the nuclear medicine ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 4 2007 - 1:14pm - 0 attachments

A team of scientists from the University of Rochester Medical Center show that a key inflammatory regulator, a known villain when it comes to parsing out damage after a stroke and other brain injuries, seems to do the opposite in Alzheimer’s disease, pr ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 3 2007 - 11:31am - 0 attachments

Inhaling oxygen is only the first step in a long journey through the nooks and crannies of the body. The oxygen is then transported via the blood to all cells in the body. The same goes for nourishment from food we eat. Inside the cell, the oxygen and n ...

Article - News Staff - May 29 2007 - 8:13pm - 0 attachments

... signs of inflammation are more likely to later develop Alzheimer's disease than people with no signs of inflammation, according to a ... years. During that time, 44 of the participants developed Alzheimer's disease. The participants' blood was tested for levels of ...

Article - News Staff - May 28 2007 - 8:46pm - 0 attachments

Mice genetically engineered to lack a single enzyme in their brains are more adept at learning than their normal cousins, and are quicker to figure out that their environment has changed, a team led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center has f ...

Article - News Staff - May 27 2007 - 2:58pm - 0 attachments

Early-stage research has found that a new gene therapy can nearly eliminate arthritis pain, and significantly reduce long-term damage to the affected joints, according to a study published today in the journal Arthritis and Rheumatism. While the st ...

Article - News Staff - May 26 2007 - 7:19pm - 0 attachments