General media news on Alzheimer's theories

Drug flop is blow to immune theory of dementia - New Scientist (blog)

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:51:18 GMT+00:00

Drug flop is blow to immune theory of dementia
New Scientist (blog)
A hay fever medicine that showed early promise as a treatment for Alzheimer's disease does nothing to stave off dementia, a large clinical trial concludes. ...
Not Obama's Fault: Health Care Sector is DownWall Street Journal (blog)

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No way to guarantee a 'good death' - U.TV

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:53:25 GMT+00:00

No way to guarantee a 'good death'
U.TV
On Saturday afternoon, aged 88, diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease four years ago, he lay in his bed, incontinent, robbed of speech, finding it hard to ...

Author of 'Thousand-Mile Stare' recounts tragedy of his family's early-onset ... - Dallas Morning News

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:34:17 GMT+00:00

Author of 'Thousand-Mile Stare' recounts tragedy of his family's early-onset ...
Dallas Morning News
I had sent my blood into the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center in Seattle. ... There was an article about our family, including a chart of my generation. ...

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Tiny Alaska birds may shed light on human evolution - Anchorage Daily News

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:27:52 GMT+00:00

Tiny Alaska birds may shed light on human evolution
Anchorage Daily News
"Training the brain would be analogous to training muscles. It would be important for research on diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's," he said.

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Using new approach, Mayo Clinic researchers find level of gene alters risk of ... - R & D Magazine

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:53:39 GMT+00:00

Using new approach, Mayo Clinic researchers find level of gene alters risk of ...
R & D Magazine
"We found a new mechanism of action for this Alzheimer's disease susceptibility gene, that acts by altering gene expression levels," says neuroscientist and ...
Mayo researchers find key Alzheimer's geneJacksonville Business Journal

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Blacks and Hispanics at Increased Risk of Alzheimer's Disease - dBTechno

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:51:25 GMT+00:00

Blacks and Hispanics at Increased Risk of Alzheimer's Disease
dBTechno
One possible theory is that the risk of other health problems such as diabetes and heart disease is also higher for blacks and hispanics, a fact that could ...

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Old Enemy Might Help to Prevent Alzheimer's - New York Times

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:04:50 GMT+00:00

Old Enemy Might Help to Prevent Alzheimer's
New York Times
For years, a prevailing theory has been that one of the chief villains in Alzheimer's disease has no real function other than as a waste ...
Infection Defense May Spur Alzheimer'sGainesville Sun

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Book Review : A Theory Of All Things by Peggy Leon - Mom's Word (blog)

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:25:00 GMT+00:00

Book Review : A Theory Of All Things by Peggy Leon
Mom's Word (blog)
Mary's story is a mother who never left home, and is a surrogate mother and primary caregiver of their father Frank, who suffers from Alzheimer's. ...

Test drug slows progression of protein tied to Alzheimer's - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:02:58 GMT+00:00

Test drug slows progression of protein tied to Alzheimer's
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
The results show investigators can track levels of amyloid as patients are treated for Alzheimer's disease, potentially identifying and speeding development ...

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Alzheimer's Drug: Dimebon Is Down The Drain - Huffington Post (blog)

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:29:39 GMT+00:00

Alzheimer's Drug: Dimebon Is Down The Drain
Huffington Post (blog)
Dimebon has been found to mimic effects of both of the classes of drugs currently FDA approved to treat Alzheimer's Disease. That is, it blocks abnormal ...

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