News and Features Related to Alzheimer's Disease
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Advances Made Toward Alzheimer’s Blood Test
Jan. 6, 2011 -- Molecules developed in the lab to seek out antibodies associated with disease could lead to simple blood tests for Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis, and a host of other diseases, researchers say. The new experimental technology relies on thousands of synthetic molecules known as pepto
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Green Tea May Help Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease
Jan. 6, 2011 -- Regular consumption of green tea may offer protection against Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias and may also slow growth of cancer cells, new research indicates. Green tea, an ancient Chinese remedy, has been shown to have protective properties in undigested, freshly brewed for
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Walking May Cut Alzheimer's Risk
Nov. 29, 2010 (Chicago) -- Walking a little over three-fourths of a mile a day may reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease, researchers report. Among people who already have mild cognitive impairment (MCI), walking a similar amount may slow the brain degeneration and memory loss associated with the c
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Study: Midlife Cholesterol Not Linked to Alzheimer’s
Nov. 10, 2010 -- New research finds no link between high cholesterol in midlife and Alzheimer’s disease in old age. Scientists followed a group of Swedish women for three decades -- from middle age to old age -- and found no increase in Alzheimer’s risk among women whose cholesterol was high in thei
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Arthritis Drugs Linked to Lower Odds of Alzheimer's
Nov. 9, 2010 (Atlanta) -- People who take drugs called TNF blockers for rheumatoid arthritis may potentially reduce their odds of developing Alzheimer's disease, preliminary research suggests. The use of TNF blockers was associated with a 55% lower risk of Alzheimer's disease in people with rheumato
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NFL Star Terrell Owens Tackles Alzheimer's Disease
Every time NFL wide receiver Terrell Owens steps onto the football field, his mind turns to the woman he credits with getting him there: his grandmother. She took him in when he was a young boy and raised him. What breaks his heart is that she will never know how far he's come. Alice Black was diagn
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Fish Oil No Help Once Alzheimer's Starts
Nov. 2, 2010 – The fish oil supplement DHA doesn't slow the relentless progression of Alzheimer's disease -- even if started in the earliest stages of the illness. The disappointing finding comes from an 18-month, placebo-controlled clinical trial that enrolled 402 people with mild-to-moderate Alzhe
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Vitamin B12 Linked to Lower Alzheimer’s Risk
Oct. 18, 2010 -- Vitamin B12 may help protect the brain against Alzheimer's disease, according to new evidence that suggests the vitamin and an amino acid called homocysteine may both be involved in the development of Alzheimer’s. High levels of vitamin B12 in the blood are already known to help red
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Alzheimer’s and Its Impact on Women
Oct. 15, 2010 -- It's been a year since Maria Shriver, California's first lady and perhaps its best-known women's advocate, released The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Changes Everything. The landmark study examined how Americans live and work now that mothers are the primary or co-breadwinners in
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Low Testosterone Linked to Alzheimer’s Risk
Oct. 8, 2010 -- Low testosterone levels in older men with memory problems may signal progression to Alzheimer’s disease or even increase the risk for developing age-related dementia. In a newly published study, older Chinese men with early memory declines who did not yet have Alzheimer’s were far mo
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