Category Archives: Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimers Drugs Offer No Help, Study Finds

Alzheimers Drugs Offer No Help, Study Finds Spartanburg Herald Journal (subscription), SC - Oct 13, 2006 By BENEDICT CAREY. The drugs most commonly used to soothe agitation and aggression in people with Alzheimer s disease are no more
Dementia epidemic by 2050 – report New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - Sep 20, 2006 alone. Alzheimers [...]

Nigeria: Alarm Over Mental Disorders 

Nigeria: Alarm Over Mental Disorders  AllAfrica.com - Oct 19 11:36 AM Few months back, a health expert warned about increasing incidences of mental disorders in the country saying over 70 per cent of the populace is susceptible.Save to My Web
In-house mini-fete brings joy  Wanstead and Woodford Guardian - Sep 23 4:24 AM CARE home residents at Paternoster House, [...]

Brooke Gunning: Alzheimer s: The cruelest disease

Brooke Gunning: Alzheimer s: The cruelest disease Examiner.com - Oct 16, 2006 BALTIMORE – One word and your life, as well as the lives of those around you, is forever altered: Alzheimer s. People whisper the word when they should shout
Alzheimer’s Talk Regina Leader-Post, Canada - Oct 16, 2006 The Seniors’ Healthy Living Program of [...]

Drugs prove little help for Alzheimer’s 

Drugs prove little help for Alzheimer’s  East Valley Tribune - Oct 12 6:06 AM Anti-psychotic medications commonly prescribed to treat people with dementia appear to be doing more harm than good, according to a national study co-authored by a local Alzheimer’s expert.Save to My Web
Medications Fail to Aid Alzheimer’s Patients  RedNova - Oct 13 9:20 PM By [...]

FDA OK’s Aricept for Severe Alzheimer’s

FDA OK’s Aricept for Severe Alzheimer’s Houston Chronicle, United States - Oct 13, 2006 Ltd.’s Aricept expanded approval to treat severe cases of Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s affects about 4.5 million people in the US.
Little Benefit Seen in Antipsychotics Used in Alzheimer’s Washington Post, United States - Oct 11, 2006 Antipsychotic drugs that [...]

Researchers discover misfolded protein clumps common to dementia, Lou

Researchers discover misfolded protein clumps common to dementia, Lou EurekAlert – For information on dementia and aging, please visit the NIA’s Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center at www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers , or call 1-800-438-4380. For more general information on research and aging, go to www.nia.nih.gov .
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Elderly Caregivers Of Alzheimer Patients More Susceptible To Ill-Effects Of Sleep Disturbance 

Elderly Caregivers Of Alzheimer Patients More Susceptible To Ill-Effects Of Sleep Disturbance  Medical News Today - Oct 07 9:11 PM The burden placed on an elderly caregiver whose spouse suffers from Alzheimer disease can often cause sleep disturbance, which can, in turn, lead to early physical signs of cardiovascular problems. This finding pinpoints further the detrimental [...]

Alzheimer’s a real mid-life crisis for Early Onset victims

Alzheimer’s a real mid-life crisis for Early Onset victims San Luis Obispo Tribune, CA - Oct 6, 2006 Most people think of Alzheimer’s disease as something that afflicts vacant-eyed 85-year-olds in nursing homes, not Stanford professors or vibrant moms who
National Institute Funds USC Alzheimer’s Research CBS 2, CA - Oct 4, 2006 [...]

Red wine may protect against Alzheimer’s

Red wine may protect against Alzheimer’s Science Daily (press release) - 5 hours ago Cabernet Sauvignon Red Wine Reduces The Risk Of Alzheimer’s Disease (September 21, 2006) — A new study directed by Mount Sinai School of Medicine has found
Important signal uncovered in brain development Harvard University Gazette, MA - 11 hours ago [...]

Report opens way to study early-stage Alzheimer’s 

Report opens way to study early-stage Alzheimer’s  Boston Globe - Sep 22 1:50 AM WASHINGTON — Scientists injected a sticky goo from Alzheimer’s victims into the brains of mice and watched it take over, provocative research that promises to help shed light on the earliest stages of the memory-robbing disease.Save to My Web
Scientists turn dead cells [...]