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Mayo Clinic researchers and a group of international collaborators have discovered a correlation between an extreme form of sleep disorder and eventual onset of parkinsonism or dementia. Clinical observations and pathology studies, as well as resea ...

Article - News Staff - May 16 2007 - 7:45pm - 0 attachments

... have found a way to increase the weight of people with Alzheimer's, by improving communication and patient involvement, altering meal ... common issue among people with dementia and in particular Alzheimer's" explains lead researcher Anna-Greta Mamhidir from the Karolinska ...

Article - News Staff - May 15 2007 - 9:12am - 0 attachments

Close on the heels of a large-scale clinical trial just underway to confirm that the female hormone estriol combats the effects of multiple sclerosis (MS) in women, a just completed pilot study at UCLA now shows promise for the use of testosterone to co ...

Article - News Staff - May 15 2007 - 9:09am - 0 attachments

Nutritionists have long endorsed fish as part of a heart-healthy diet, and now some studies suggest that omega-3 fatty acids found in the oil of certain fish may also benefit the brain by lowering the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. In order to test whethe ...

Article - News Staff - May 10 2007 - 11:47am - 0 attachments

... possible to insert new memories in the synapses. Alzheimer's and other diseases in which memory loss plays a major role will ...

Article - News Staff - May 8 2007 - 4:26pm - 0 attachments

... damaged neurons in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease you have to ensure that these cells make ...

Article - News Staff - May 7 2007 - 1:48pm - 0 attachments

Just recently Science published the paper describing the latest primate genome - the rhesus macaque genome. (Check out Science's macaque website for some good (and free) articles on the subject.) Sequencing a large genome like this one is r ...

Article - Michael White - May 6 2007 - 1:23am - 0 attachments

... may help reduce the inflammation that might contribute to Alzheimer's disease. "For older adults who are going to take an ACE ... know that inflammation is important in the development of Alzheimer's disease," she said. The researchers analyzed data from the ...

Article - News Staff - May 6 2007 - 12:53am - 0 attachments

... can prevent seizures and neurological deficits related to Alzheimer's disease. The findings, reported today in the journal Science, ... is removed from mice genetically engineered to simulate Alzheimer's disease, their memory function is retained and they live a normal ...

Article - News Staff - May 3 2007 - 2:17pm - 0 attachments

A compound derived from green tea greatly diminished the neurotoxicity of proteins secreted by the human immunodeficiency virus, suggesting a new approach to the prevention and treatment of HIV-associated dementia, also known as AIDS dementia complex. T ...

Article - News Staff - May 1 2007 - 9:28am - 0 attachments