Monday, October 31st, 2011
Scientists outline new methods for better understanding links between specific proteins and the risks associated with Alzheimer's disease in an article co-authored by University of Alabama researchers and published in Science Express. In experiments using a series of model organisms, including yeast, microscopic roundworms and rats, the researchers show how ...
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Thursday, October 27th, 2011
Researchers at Tenon Hospital, Paris, France, found that patients with mild Alzheimer's disease whose vision improved after cataract surgery also showed improvement in cognitive ability, mood, sleep patterns and other behaviors. Lead researcher Brigitte Girard, MD, will discuss her team's results today at the American Academy of Ophthalmology's 2011 Annual ...
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Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
Patients with Alzheimer's disease who were given experimental medication gantenerumab experienced reductions in brain amyloid levels, researchers from Roche, Switzerland, reported in the journal Archives of Neurology. The authors stressed theirs was a small study which will need further confirmation with larger studies. Gantenerumab is a fully human anti-Aβ monoclonal ...
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Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
In some cases, Alzheimer's disease may in fact be the result of an infection, and may be even be transmissible, a new study in mice suggests.
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Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
By measuring ratios of two fatty compounds in blood, doctors are now better able to predict how rapidly somebody with Alzheimer's disease is likely to lose cognitive function, researchers from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine reported in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. The authors explain that being able to ...
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