The benefits of marijuana in tempering or reversing the effects of Alzheimer's disease have been challenged in a new study.
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February 8, 2010
Marijuana ineffective as an Alzheimer’s treatment
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January 29, 2010
Alzheimer’s disease imaged long before symptoms appear
Researchers were able to predict a brain's progression to Alzheimer's by measuring subtle changes in brain structure over time, changes that occur long before the symptoms of AD can be seen. With an earlier diagnosis, earlier intervention would be possible.
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January 26, 2010
Gene therapy study seeks to improve brain function in Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD) researchers are testing the effectiveness of gene therapy for the first time to treat patients with this common brain disease. A total of 12 institutions are participating in a nationwide study to test the experimental medication, CERE-110.
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January 13, 2010
New compound improves cognitive decline, symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease in rodents
A fast-acting compound that appears to improve cognitive function impairments in mice similar to those found in patients with progressive Alzheimer's disease has been identified by scientists. Researchers hope to one day replicate the result in humans.
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December 15, 2009
Brain plaques in healthy individuals linked to increased Alzheimer’s risk
Scientists have long assumed that amyloid brain plaques found in autopsies of Alzheimer's patients are harmful and cause Alzheimer's disease. But autopsies of people with no signs of mental impairment have also revealed brain plaques, challenging this theory. Now, for the first time, researchers have shown that brain plaques in apparently healthy individuals are associated with increased risk of
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November 10, 2009
Scientists Decipher The Formation Of Lasting Memories
Researchers have discovered a mechanism that controls the brain's ability to create lasting memories. In experiments on genetically manipulated mice, they were able to switch on and off the animals' ability to form lasting memories by adding a substance to their drinking water. The findings are of potential significance to the future treatment of Alzheimer's and stroke.
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October 28, 2009
Does Diabetes Speed Up Memory Loss In Alzheimer’s Disease?
Research has shown that diabetes increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease and the risk of memory loss in people who don't have Alzheimer's disease. But it hasn't been clear whether people with Alzheimer's disease and diabetes have more rapid memory loss than those who have Alzheimer's disease but no diabetes.
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October 26, 2009
Is It A Visual Problem Or Alzheimer’s? New Data Helps Doctors Make The Diagnosis
Sometimes when a patient tells his ophthalmologist that he "can't see," what he really means is "I can see, but I can no longer read or write." In a minority of Alzheimer's patients the disease shows up first as problems with vision rather than memory or other cognitive functions. But diagnosis can be difficult because standard eye exams are often inconclusive for these patients.
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October 15, 2009
Decline In Other Cognitive Skills May Precede Memory Loss In Alzheimer’s
A new study from a center for Alzheimer's research in the US suggests that cognitive skills other than memory, for example visuospatial skills that help us work out how objects relate to each other in three dimensions as we look at them, start to decline years before patients receive a clinical diagnosis for Alzheimer's.
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September 30, 2009
Director Of UT Southwestern Center Honored With First International Neurology Medal
Dr. Roger Rosenberg, director of the Alzheimer's Disease Center at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been awarded the first Medal for Scientific Achievement by the World Federation of Neurology. The federation is made up of more than 100 neurology associations internationally. It established the award, and another for service to international neurology, in 2008. The prizes are the first ever
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