January Alzheimer's News

Mental And Physical Exercise Delays Dementia
January 30, 2008 - — Scientists at Melbourne's Howard Florey Institute have discovered that mental and physical stimulation delays the onset of dementia in the fatal genetic disease, Huntington's disease.
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Less Education May Lead To Delayed Awareness Of Alzheimer's
January 27, 2008 - A review of epidemiological data has found evidence that people who spend fewer years in school may experience a slight but statistically significant delay in the realization that they're having cognitive problems that could be Alzheimer's disease.
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New Findings Confirm Darwin's Theory: Evolution Not Random
January 20, 2008 - According to Darwin’s theory of evolution, individuals in a species pass successful traits onto their offspring through a process called “deterministic inheritance.” Over multiple generations, advantageous developmental trends – such as the lengthening of the giraffe’s neck – occur.
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Altering Brain's Lipid Metabolism Reduces Alzheimer's Plaques In Mice
January 18, 2008 - — Increasing levels of a protein that helps the brain use cholesterol may slow the development of Alzheimer's disease changes in the brain, according to researchers studying a mouse model of the disease at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
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Alzheimer's Molecule Is A Smart Speed Bump On The Nerve-cell Transport Highways
January 17, 2008 - Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine discovered that proteins carrying chemical cargo in nerve cells react differently when exposed to the tau protein, which plays an important role in Alzheimer's disease.
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Forest sues generic companies over Alzheimer's drug
January 12, 2008 - Forest Laboratories Inc (FRX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday it filed patent infringement lawsuits against several companies seeking to sell generic versions of its Alzheimer's disease treatment, Namenda. Forest, which filed the suit in U.S. District Court in Delaware, said its Namenda patent runs through April 2010, and it has applied for an extension that, if granted, would be in effect until September 2013.
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Memantine And Alzheimer's Disease
January 10, 2008 - — Researchers from the University of Aberdeen report that the drug memantine, used for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and praised as "the first and only representative of a new class of Alzheimer drugs" works in fact similar to other existing compounds, and is beneficial only in a narrow concentration range.
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Preventing Adverse Drug Events in Older Adults
January 4, 2008 - About one in three older persons taking at least five medications will experience an adverse drug event each year, and about two-thirds of these patients will require medical attention. Approximately 95 percent of these reactions are predictable, and about 28 percent are preventable.
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Elevated Risk Of Cognitive Problems In Elderly Surgical Patients
January 3, 2008 - Patients over the age of 60 who have elective surgeries such as joint replacements, hysterectomies and other non-emergency, inpatient procedures, are at an increased risk for long-term cognitive problems, according to a new study led by Duke University Medical Center researchers.
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Anti-Alzheimer's Mechanism In Omega-3 Fatty Acids Found
January 2, 2008 - Many Alzheimer's researchers have long touted fish oil, by pill or diet, as an accessible and inexpensive "weapon" that may delay or prevent this debilitating disease. Now, UCLA scientists have confirmed that fish oil is indeed a deterrent against Alzheimer's, and they have identified the reasons why.
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