Archive for the ‘Alzheimer Disease’ Category

New Target for Fighting Alzheimer’s: Study

27th January 2010 by admin No Comments

French researchers said Tuesday they had found a promising new target in the fight against Alzheimer’s, the debilitating brain disease that causes irreversible memory loss and dementia.
In laboratory experiments, a team led by Etienne-Emile Beaulieu of the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) uncovered what could prove a critically important interaction between [...]

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Alzheimer’s And Even Mild Dementia Hasten Death

9th June 2009 by admin 2 Comments

Older adults with mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer’s disease have a shorter life span than other older adults, but the risk of death is no greater for whites or blacks, a new study says.
The study, conducted by researchers at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, contradicts earlier information indicating blacks with [...]

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