Archive for the alzheimer’s disease Category

Nicotine patch may improve memory in pre-dimentia patients

Posted on January 26, 2013 by

A new study published in the journal Neurology shows that wearing a nicotine patch improved the brain performance of people with mild memory loss showing the early signs of dimentia. In the study the group that wore the patch were better able to pay attention and demonstrated better long term memory than those who did […]

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NIH PANEL: NO PREVENTION OR CURE FOR ALZHEIMERS YET

Posted on August 29, 2010 by

An article in the NYTimes highlights the conclusions of a panel of distinguished scientists appointed by The National Institute of Health that no evidence that anything exists to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/29/health/research/29prevent.html. For several months, I have been reporting here on Alzheimer’s research, partricularly new hypotheses on its cause and the more than hundred […]

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ALZHEIMER’S: PATTERNS IN THE DATA, ISLANDS IN THE STREAM

Posted on August 28, 2010 by

A friend pointed out a front page article in the New York Times today (Aug 13, 2010) about an unusual collabortive worldwide project concerning the study of Alzheimer’s disease, tto find its biomarkers for early detection. www.nytimes.com. It shares data gained from the use of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scans of early Alzheimer’s disease patients […]

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DRUG TRIALS TO EXPLORE SLOWING ALZHEIMER’S

Posted on July 18, 2010 by

New drugs trials are being set up to try to halt the development of amyloid plaque accumulations at the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s disease, before significant brain damage occurs. An issue with the trials has been raised by the FDA which says it must know not just that plaque was reduced or eliminated but also […]

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Low Testosterone Link to Alzheimer’s Disease

Posted on June 5, 2010 by

Low levels of the male sex hormone testosterone in older men has now been associated with the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. This was the finding of a team of researchers at Saint Louis University in a co-investigative study with Queen Mary Hospital at the University of Hong Kong. The study will be published in the […]

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Top Potential Medical Breakthrough Gamechangers for 2010

Posted on February 8, 2010 by

1. HIV Vaccine: Researchers have deciphered two antibodies produced by some HIV patients which have neutralized many HIV strains. These are far more potents than the four previously discovered and may be specific to the developing world where 95% of the new cases happen. The current focus is on creating a vaccine active ingredient to […]

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