August 2008 Alzheimer's News

Memory Trick Shows Brain Organization
Aug 31, 2008 - A simple memory trick has helped show UC Davis researchers how an area of the brain called the perirhinal cortex can contribute to forming memories.
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Mylan to launch generic Alzheimer's drug
Aug 29, 2008 - Mylan Inc. said Friday it is immediately launching a generic version of the Alzheimer's disease drug Razadyne after receiving regulatory approval and favorable ruling.
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The emotional toll of Alzheimer's
Aug 27, 2008 - The Oscar-nominated movie Away from Her portrays a long-married couple struggling with Alzheimer's disease and the emotional toll it causes when the wife, played by actress Julie Christie, gives her affection to another man whom she meets in a nursing home.
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Research Reports New Method To Protect Brain Cells...
Aug 23, 2008 -New research led by Chu Chen, PhD, Associate Professor of Neuroscience at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, provides evidence that one of the only naturally occurring fatty acids in the brain that has the ability to...
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MIT Research Has Promising Results
Aug 22, 2008 - An Alzheimer's treatment based on MIT research has shown promise in its first clinical trials, according to results announced today at the 2008 Alzheimer's Association International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease.
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Respite Vacations: Medicine for the Caregiver
Aug 20, 2008 -(Source: NYTimes) - Mildred and John Fischer care for Mrs. Fischer's mother (Mildred), who has Alzheimer's disease and lives with them. But facing the stress that goes along with this act of love, they did what few families would never dare - they went on vacation.
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Potential Alzheimer's, Parkinson's Cure Found In Century-old Drug
Aug 18, 2008 -A new study conducted by researchers at Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland shows that a century-old drug, methylene blue, may be able to slow or even cure Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.
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Pipeline has new drugs that show promise in halting disease's progression
Aug 14, 2008 -After decades of arduous work, drug makers and academic researchers believe they've made considerable progress in bringing a new generation of treatments to market that may ease symptoms of the devastating brain disease and might even stop its progression.
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200,000 Hispanics suffer from Alzheimer's in the United States
Aug 13, 2008 -Two-hundred thousand Hispanics suffer from Alzheimer's Disease in the United States, a figure that could reach 1.3 million people in 2050, according to a study released recently.
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UCLA gets $10 million gift to find a cure for Alzheimer's
Aug 12, 2008 -(Media-Newswire.com) - For Jim Easton, a UCLA alumnus and longtime benefactor of the university, his $10 million donation to the Alzheimer's Disease Center at UCLA's Department of Neurology is truly a gift from the heart. It honors his mother, who died from the disease.
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Development of herbal cure for Alzheimer's claimed
Aug 11, 2008 -"The herbal formulation will act as a memory enhancer in treating Alzheimer's," C.V. Rao, a pharmacology scientist and a member of the team of scientists doing the research at the NBRI, told IANS.
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Protein key to brain rewiring
Aug 7, 2008 - (HealthDay News) -- Scientists say they're gaining insight into how the brain rewires itself as it learns new things, potentially helping them move toward better treatments for mental illness and brain injuries.
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Promising treatment for Alzheimer's
Aug 6, 2008 -(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New results support the practice of using antibodies to treat Alzheimer's disease. The nine-month tests show better outcomes in cognitive performance and daily functioning in patients treated with IGIV compared to placebo treated patients.
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Alzheimer's patient finds his way home
Aug 4, 2008 - Washington County authorities say a 71-year-old man reported missing in Oregon safely returned to his home in Walla Walla, Wash.
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Study bolsters link to maternal Alzheimer's disease
Aug 1, 2008 -A maternal history of Alzheimer's disease appears to predispose individuals to the mind-robbing disease because their brains aren't using glucose efficiently, according to new findings presented at the Alzheimer's Association 2008 International Alzheimer's Disease Conference held in Chicago.
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Breakthrough Drug 'Could Halt' Alzheimer's
Aug 1, 2008 -British researchers report that a new drug could effectively halt the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
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Overthinking could stave off Alzheimer's
Aug 1, 2008 - Thinking too much about family and work troubles might turn out to be a good thing, Israeli researchers say.
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Offspring of moms with Alzheimer's also at risk
Aug 1, 2008 -NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Having a mother with Alzheimer's disease (AD) may raise a person's risk of developing the dreaded memory-robbing disease, new research suggests.
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Neurons Can Re-Grow in Some MS Lesions
Aug 1, 2008 -There's evidence that the adult human brain has the ability to grow new neurons, say researchers at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute.
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