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Could lowering blood pressure help stop dementia?
By admin at June 10, 2011 | 5:09 pm | 0 Comment
Major U.S. trial will enroll thousands to examine links between hypertension, Alzheimer's By Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter This article is older than one year and is no longer available. Last Updated: March 17, 2010 Copyright © 2010 HealthDay. All rights reserved. more...
Needs of Alzheimer population addressed in healthcare reform legislation
By admin at June 10, 2011 | 5:09 pm | 0 Comment
Needs of Alzheimer population addressed in healthcare reform legislation As the leading care, research and advocacy organization for Alzheimer’s disease, the Alzheimer’s Association applauds Congress for including significant provisions in the final healthcare reform legislation to address the health concerns of a growing Alzheimer population. more...
Alzheimer’s Association named one of America’s best nonprofits to work for
By admin at June 10, 2011 | 5:09 pm | 0 Comment
Alzheimer's Association named one of America's best nonprofits to work for The Alzheimer's Association has been recognized as number 11 in the top 50 nonprofits to work for as determined by The NonProfit Times, the leading information provider for the nonprofit sector. The NonProfit Times, in collaboration with Best Companies Group, conducted a more...
Focus on the present helps couple handle Alzheimer’s
By admin at June 9, 2011 | 7:59 am | 0 Comment
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New tools to detect Alzheimer’s
By admin at June 9, 2011 | 7:59 am | 0 Comment
By SHIRLEY S. WANG Companies specializing in medical imaging are pushing to develop chemical agents to detect Alzheimer's disease from brain scans, a process that one day may make it possible to predict who will suffer from the progressive ailment before symptoms appear. Credit: Getty Images Avid Radiopharmaceuticals Inc., a tiny imaging company more...
David Hyde Pierce honored with special Tony Award
By admin at June 9, 2011 | 7:59 am | 0 Comment
David Hyde Pierce honored with special Tony Award Alzheimer Champion David Hyde Pierce is the 2010 recipient of the Tony Awards® Isabelle Stevenson Award, recognizing an individual from the theater community who "has made a substantial contribution of volunteered time and effort on behalf of one or more humanitarian, social service or charitable more...
Study: Abnormal heart rhythm linked to Alzheimer’s
By admin at June 7, 2011 | 7:16 pm | 0 Comment
Cardiovascular disease appears to be a major risk factor for dementia, expert says By Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter This article is older than one year and is no longer available. Last Updated: April 16, 2010 Copyright © 2010 HealthDay. All rights reserved. more...
Association statement on NIH state-of-the-science report on preventing Alzheimer’s and cognitive decline
By admin at June 7, 2011 | 7:16 pm | 0 Comment
Association statement on NIH state-of-the-science report on preventing Alzheimer's and cognitive decline Alzheimer's disease is one of the most critical unaddressed health issues in America. Yet we are so far from meeting the challenges of this looming crisis. According to the Alzheimer's Association's 2010 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures, there more...
Clumps of protein may cause Alzheimer’s disease
By admin at June 7, 2011 | 7:16 pm | 0 Comment
'Floating' clumps of protein, not plaques, may cause the disease, researchers say By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter This article is older than one year and is no longer available. Last Updated: April 29, 2010 Copyright © 2010 HealthDay. All rights reserved. more...
Potential cause of Alzheimer’s could lead to treatments
By admin at June 6, 2011 | 5:38 am | 0 Comment
Mutant gene tied to brain cell survival is promising research target, scientists say THURSDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have discovered that the mutation of a gene associated with early onset Alzheimer's may block a key recycling process necessary for brain cell more...
