General media news on Alzheimer's theories

Fresh theory on Alzheimer's - Scotsman

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:24:29 GMT

Fresh theory on Alzheimer's
Scotsman
CHEMICALS found in many fruits and vegetables, as well as tea, cocoa and red wine, could protect the brain from Alzheimer's disease, a conference in ...
Development of Language Skills May Decrease Risk of Alzheimer's ...HealthNews
Can Language Skills Ward Off Alzheimer's? A Nuns' StudyTIME
Greater Language Skills in 20s May Guard Against Alzheimer'sU.S. News & World Report

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The lifestyle to beat Alzheimer's - guardian.co.uk

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:04:31 GMT

guardian.co.uk

The lifestyle to beat Alzheimer's
guardian.co.uk
Being bilingual or learning languages preserves brain function and lowers the risk of dementia, and the "use it or lose it" theory also has proven benefits. ...
Caffeine Treats Alzheimer's?Ivanhoe
Coffee offers protection against Alzheimer's diseaseThe Tech Herald
Caffeine may reverse dementia-related memory lossLittle About

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Buck Alzheimer's work lands $1.6M NIH grant - Bizjournals.com

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:20:40 GMT

Buck Alzheimer's work lands $1.6M NIH grant
Bizjournals.com
Bredesen's theory, however, suggests that Alzheimer's is a nerve-signaling disorder that impacts the brain's ability to make new nerve connections, ...

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Popular Alzheimer's Theory May Be False Trail - Science Daily (press release)

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:41:14 GMT

Popular Alzheimer's Theory May Be False Trail
Science Daily (press release)
ScienceDaily (June 16, 2009) — The idea that anti-inflammatory drugs might protect people struggling with dementia from Alzheimer's disease has received a ...
Popular Alzheimer's theory may be wrongExaminer.com
Alzheimer's and the Sense of Smell Are Closely ConnectedThe Market Oracle

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MicroRNAs Hold Promise For Treating Diseases In Blood Vessels - Science Daily (press release)

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:12:35 GMT

Fresh News

MicroRNAs Hold Promise For Treating Diseases In Blood Vessels
Science Daily (press release)
The discovery that miR-145 encourages the expression of myocardin could explain why myocardin may occur in higher levels in Alzheimer's disease, ...
microRNAs role in CV diseaseAustralian Life Scientist

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Can Playing Video Games Slow Mental Decline in the Elderly? - TIME

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:24:43 GMT

Can Playing Video Games Slow Mental Decline in the Elderly?
TIME
... for example, has pledged $8.5 million to study the impact of video games on everything from Alzheimer's disease to driving skills — there is little ...

Agencies offer activities to exercise minds - News-Herald.com

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:01:23 GMT

Agencies offer activities to exercise minds
News-Herald.com
"One theory is that people's life expectancy is getting greater and age is the biggest risk factor for Alzheimer's disease," she explained. ...

The Music Instinct: Science and Song - All About Jazz

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:03:47 GMT

The Music Instinct: Science and Song
All About Jazz
Long ago when I was caring for a woman dying of Alzheimer's, she gifted me with a beautiful rendition of a classical piece of music on her piano. ...

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Marital status and dementia risk - NHS Choices

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:36:04 GMT

Straits Times

Marital status and dementia risk
NHS Choices
Dementia was diagnosed using valid diagnostic criteria and defined as either mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia. ...
Living Alone Increases Odds of Developing DementiaForbes

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Orrie Friedman - Telegraph.co.uk

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:36:46 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Orrie Friedman
Telegraph.co.uk
... to carry out research into Alzheimer's disease. The company's scientists are currently pursuing a theory that a class of organic silica-based compounds ...