General media news on Alzheimer's theories

Sleep disorder linked to Parkinson's - NHS Choices

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:19:03 GMT+00:00

Sleep disorder linked to Parkinson's
NHS Choices
The aim of this study was to explore a theory based on this anecdotal evidence that RBD symptoms can predate Parkinson's disease by several decades. ...

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Education is key to avoiding dementia - Toronto Star

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:24:23 GMT+00:00

Education is key to avoiding dementia
Toronto Star
Dementia is a serious loss of cognitive abilities including reasoning, memory, attention and thinking, of which Alzheimer's disease is the most common form. ...

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Help Your Brain Get Better with Time - CBS News

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:33:41 GMT+00:00

Help Your Brain Get Better with Time
CBS News
... style diet that consists largely of nuts, fruit, fish, and low-fat dairy products, were less likely than others to develop Alzheimer's disease. ...

Memory Minute: Do we really need new criteria for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease? - Naples Daily News

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:39:05 GMT+00:00

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Memory Minute: Do we really need new criteria for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease?
Naples Daily News
The theory is based on the belief that abnormal amyloids cause Alzheimer's disease. If this is so, the theory suggests that treatment strategies should be ...
Alzheimer's Disease without Dis-ease? New Conundrums for Psychiatric Diagnosis ...Psychiatric Times
Drug Trials Test Plan to Slow Alzheimer'sNewsmax Health

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Big heads 'cope with dementia' - The Press Association

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:05:37 GMT+00:00

Big heads 'cope with dementia'
The Press Association
People with big heads may be protected if they develop Alzheimer's disease, a study suggests. Scientists found that large-headed individuals with ...
What Does Head Size Have to do with Alzheimer's?TIME (blog)
Seizure and anaemia risk elevated by Alzheimer'sAlzheimer's Research Trust
Bigger brain may mean less Alzheimer's riskCNN (blog)
RTT News -CBS News -AOL Health (blog)
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Depression may increase Alzheimer's risk - msnbc.com

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:38:40 GMT+00:00

Depression may increase Alzheimer's risk
msnbc.com
Exactly how a mood disorder like depression can contribute to Alzheimer's disease isn't known, but the effect is probably cumulative. One theory, Saczynski ...

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A Scary Idea: Pre-emptive Brain Scans For Alzheimer's. - Forbes (blog)

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:25:54 GMT+00:00

A Scary Idea: Pre-emptive Brain Scans For Alzheimer's.
Forbes (blog)
The theory is that if we treat earlier in the disease process, drugs will be more likely to work. Maybe. Or maybe researchers' theory of what causes the ...

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Vitamin E-rich diet is key to Alzheimer's protection - Globe and Mail

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:35:58 GMT+00:00

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Vitamin E-rich diet is key to Alzheimer's protection
Globe and Mail
A report published last week in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease supports this theory. The study investigated whether higher blood levels of vitamin E ...
Study Finds Low Levels of Vitamin D Linked to DementiaTonic

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Research Targets Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's - California Healthline

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:47:35 GMT+00:00

Research Targets Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's
California Healthline
That's one reason for the founding of the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative -- a national consortium of foundations, hospitals and research ...

Large head 'may protect against Alzheimer's symptoms' - Craegmoor News

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:01:12 GMT+00:00

Large head 'may protect against Alzheimer's symptoms'
Craegmoor News
Individuals with large heads who develop Alzheimer's disease show fewer symptoms than those with smaller heads, according to new research. ...

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