Alzheimer's Disease Archives

Waist Measurement Linked to Alzheimer's - March 27, 2008

A spare tire in your forties can lead to a loose screw in your seventies, shows a new study. A new study of 6,583 people age 40 to 45 has found that those with the largest waist circumferences were almost...
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New MRI Test for Alzheimer's Boasts 96 Percent Accuracy - February 24, 2008

British researchers have developed a new test for Alzheimer's Disease that can identify the disease almost instantly, with near-perfect results. The test, developed by Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging, uses a computer program connected to MRIs to scan the brain...
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PsychBriefs: September 23-29, 2007 - September 28, 2007

Could Alzheimer's Be "Type III" Diabetes? New research from Northwestern University researchers shows that Amyloid beta oglimers in the brain of Alzheimer's patients remove insulin receptors from nerve cells, rendering neurons insulin resistent, thereby disrupting learning and memory functions. [ABSTRACT]...
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Caregiver Stress Hastens Aging At Chromosome-Level - September 20, 2007

The catchphrase "stress kills" is no longer just lip service. Stress impacts human beings on a core molecular level that may shorten lives up to eight years, reveals research by Ohio State University's Ronald Glaser and Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser. It...
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New Vaccine Battles Proteins Linked to Alzheimer's Disease - August 23, 2007

Scientists have successfully used a vaccine to suppress strings of the pathological form of tau protein thought to form "tangles" in the brain, leading to Alzheimer's disease. The vaccine encourages the immune system to battle these tangles by introducing fragments...
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Alzheimer's Patch Approved in U.S. and Europe - July 24, 2007

A patch form of Exelon, an experimental Alzheimer's drug has been recommended for approval by the European Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP). Exelon is a medication proven to be effective in treating mild to moderate forms of...
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Prior Adult Day Care Experience Protects Against Accelerated Cognitive Decline Normally Experienced By Alzheimer's Patients In Nursing Homes - June 12, 2007

According to a study published in the June issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry, prior experience in an adult day setting may lessen the association of nursing home placement with the cognitive decline shown by Alzheimer's patients after such...
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New Explanation Offered For Alzheimer's Progression - May 31, 2007

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute scientists have posited a new hypothesis for the progression of Alzheimer's disease. They believe an imbalance in the ratio of two Amyloid B-peptides (AB) peptides, AB40 and AB42, cause the disease. "We have found that two peptides,...
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PsychBriefs: April 28-May 4, 2007 - May 4, 2007

Our weekly wrap-up of news, interesting research, and noteworthy happenings in the worlds of psychiatry, psychology, and social work. This week: April 28-May 4, 2007. Mentally Ill Die 25 Years Earlier People treated for serious mental illness in public systems...
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Changes in Brain Structure Can Predict Alzheimer's Years in Advance - April 17, 2007

Losses in the brain's gray matter are evident years before the first symptoms of Alzheimer's disease appear, shows research published in the most recent issue of Neurology. Researchers performed brain scans and cognitive tests on 136 cognitively healthy individuals age...
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Diabetes Linked to Cognitive Impairment - April 9, 2007

Diabetes is linked to a higher risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a transitional stage between normal aging and Alzheimer's which may impair memory, language and reasoning. Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center interviewed and assessed 918 individuals of various...
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New Alzheimer's Gene Identified - January 15, 2007

A five-year study of genetic data has uncovered a new genetic variation linked to Alzheimer's disease. Studying the Alzheimer's-related faulty processing of amyloid precursor protein (APP), researchers found that this was linked with two variations in the SORL1 gene. "We...
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Spinal Fluid May Hold Biomarkers for Alzheimer's - December 15, 2006

Preliminary tests by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York have identified a pattern of 23 proteins in spinal fluid which have thusfar identifed Alzheimer's disease with promising accuracy. While further research is necessary, scientists hope these findings...
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Marijuana-like Compound Found to Slow Alzheimer's - October 19, 2006

Marijuana may slow the brain inflamation believed to contribute to age-related degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, researchers said at the annual meeting of the Society of Neuroscience yesterday. Using rats with brain inflammation similar to that of humans with...
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Alzheimer's Drugs Found Ineffective, Dangerous - October 12, 2006

A large-scale clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine and funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) shows that Zyprexa, Risperdal and Seroquel, antipsychotics prescribed to treat delusions and aggression associated with Alzheimer's Disease in...
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