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Study confirms benefit of combination therapy for Alzheimer's disease
Extended treatment with Alzheimer's disease drugs can significantly slow the rate at which the disorder advances, and combination therapy with two different classes of drugs is even better at helping patients maintain their ability to perform daily activities.   view more (2008-09-22)

New Guidelines Improve Diagnosis and Quality of Life for People with Parkinson Disease
New guidelines developed by the American Academy of Neurology aim to educate physicians on the diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson disease and provide people with Parkinson disease an improved quality of life.   view more (2006-04-03)

Just 20 minutes of weekly housework boosts mental health
Just 20 minutes of any physical activity, including housework, in a week is enough to boost mental health, reveals a large study published ahead of print in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.   view more (2008-04-10)

Yin and yang -- Balance could play key role in progression of Alzheimer's disease
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are challenging current thinking on the causes and prevention of Alzheimer's disease, offering a new hypothesis that could be the key to preventing this form of dementia.   view more (2007-05-30)

Groundbreaking research highlights myriad health benefits of flavanol-rich cocoa
Research has demonstrated that consumption of naturally occurring compounds in cocoa can lead to a range of circulatory health benefits including the first observed brain and cardiovascular blood flow improvements.   view more (2006-07-26)

New computer program uses brain scans to assess risk of Alzheimer's
New York University School of Medicine researchers have developed a brain scan-based computer program that quickly and accurately measures metabolic activity in a key region of the brain affected in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease.   view more (2005-06-20)

Impact of elevated homocysteine levels on vision under study
Homocysteine, an amino acid believed to contribute to heart attack, stroke and dementia, likely also is a player in retinal damage and vision loss, researchers say.   view more (2007-10-16)

Does being overweight in old age cause memory problems?
While obesity has been shown to contribute to high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes, being overweight in old age does not lead to memory problems.   view more (2007-09-20)

Gene variations linked to brain aneurysms
Variations in a gene seem to be linked to brain (cerebral) aneurysms, suggests research published ahead of print in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.   view more (2006-04-27)

Study suggests hip fractures not caused by benzodiazepine use after all
Benzodiazepine use was not shown to be associated with hip fractures after all, according to a new study from the Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention (of Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care). Previous epidemiological studies suggesting an association have been used to... view more (2007-01-16)

Targeting a key enzyme with gene therapy reversed course of Alzheimer's disease in mouse models
In mice, that had been genetically engineered to develop Alzheimer's disease, scientists were able to reverse the rodents' memory loss by reducing the amount of an enzyme that is crucial for the development of Alzheimer's disease.   view more (2005-09-22)

Gene newly linked to inherited ALS may also play role in common dementia
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have linked a mutation in a gene known as TDP-43 to an inherited form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the neurodegenerative condition often called Lou Gehrig's disease.   view more (2008-02-21)

MIT research offers new hope for Alzheimer's patients
MIT brain researchers have developed a "cocktail" of dietary supplements, now in human clinical trials, that holds promise for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.   view more (2006-04-28)

Memantine and Alzheimer's disease
In a study published this month in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 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... view more (2008-01-11)

New solutions to an age-old problem
Unique gathering of UK scientists, policy makers and leading figures in ageing research No one welcomes the physical effects of getting older yet we all want to live a long and active life. On November 12th the UK National Collaboration on Ageing Research will be launched in Birmingham. This new... view more (2001-11-02)

New technology may prevent vitamin B12 deficient seniors and vegetarians from needing injections
For those patients who receive the nearly 40 million intramuscular injections per year to treat their B12 deficiency, a new oral option may soon exist.   view more (2008-06-18)

Researchers find first conclusive evidence of Alzheimer's-like brain tangles in nonhuman primates
Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have discovered the first conclusive evidence of Alzheimer's-like neurofibrillary brain tangles in an aged nonhuman primate.   view more (2008-05-15)

Sleep strengthens your memory
Sleep not only protects memories from outside interferences, but also helps strengthen them, according to research that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 59th Annual Meeting in Boston, April 28 - May 5, 2007.   view more (2007-04-25)

Memory problems at menopause: Nothing to forget about
Women who feel that they become more forgetful as menopause approaches shouldn't just "fuhgetabout it": There may be something to their own widespread reports that they're more likely to forget things as menopause approaches.   view more (2006-02-06)

Delirium could be prevented in a third of cases
At least one third of cases of delirium could be prevented if better systems of care were in place according to a doctor in today's BMJ.   view more (2007-04-20)

Stress could damage DNA
A ground-breaking experiment has suggested that a certain type of stress could actually damage humans' DNA.   view more (2004-08-23)

Risk of Parkinson's disease increases with pesticide exposure and head trauma
Exposure to pesticides and traumatic head injury may have a causative role in Parkinson's disease, according to a study published online ahead of print in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine.   view more (2007-05-30)

Edinburgh researchers to probe memory loss in people with diabetics
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh are aiming to pinpoint why diabetes can cause memory loss and mental decline. A thousand people will take part in the study, the largest of its kind ever undertaken in the UK.   view more (2006-06-27)

Assessing therapy for treatment of depression in the elderly
Depression is the most common psychiatric disorder amongst older adults, one and a half times more frequent than dementia. Explained Ken Laidlaw: "Low expectations regarding treatment success and a fear of possible negative side-effects from anti-depressant medication, often leads to doctors... view more (2000-01-20)

Insulin receptor stops progression of Alzheimer's disease
Stimulation of a receptor in the brain that controls insulin responses has been shown to halt or diminish the neurodegeneration of Alzheimer's disease, providing evidence that the disease can be treated in its early stages.   view more (2006-09-22)
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