Alzheimer's News Archives

Martek Biosciences Corp. is a global leader in the production of docosahexaenoic acid from microalgae and arachidonic acid from fungus, and as such stands to benefit from the combined U.S. demographics of an expected uptick in U.S. births, aging baby boomers and an apparently health-conscious Generation Y. "Wait a minute! Docosahex-what? ...

Omega-3 oils from GM soybeans safe to eat: US FDA A genetically modified soybean that produces oil containing omega-3 fatty acids - recommended for heart and brain health - is safe to eat, says the US Food and Drug Administration.

Main Category: Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia Also Included In: Alzheimer's / Dementia Neurology / Neuroscience A research collaboration led by biologists and neuroscientists at the University of Pennsylvania has found a molecular pathway in the brain that is the cause of cognitive impairment due to sleep deprivation.

Regulatory News: ExonHit Therapeutics yesterday presented clinical data on the validation set "Alzheimer patients versus healthy controls" for AclarusDx , its blood-based diagnostic test for the detection of Alzheimer's disease , at the 2nd Conference of Clinical Trials on Alzheimer's Disease in Las Vegas, USA.

Bayer HealthCare presented results from a global Phase II study of florbetaben, its imaging agent in development for the detection of cerebral beta-Amyloid plaques, at the 19th World Congress of Neurology .

Planning on eating healthily tonight? Ditch the salad and cook up a curry. An Indian chef claims to have created the 'world's healthiest meal' - a chicken and blueberry curry with goji berry pilau rice.

There is no scientific proof that patients with moderate or severe Alzheimer's disease benefit from drugs containing the agent memantine.

Our ancestors discovered fire thousands of years ago, but we are still learning how to cook.

The families of the alleged abuse victims at Good Samaritan Society of Albert Lea - under their organization Families Against Nursing Home Abuse Support & Advocacy Group - have been given a seat on the Vulnerable Adult Justice Project, which aims to reform Minnesota's Vulnerable Adult Act and other related laws.

But it hasn't been clear whether people with Alzheimer's disease and diabetes have more rapid memory loss than those who have Alzheimer's disease but no diabetes.

It's no secret that some of the best ways to stay healthy are eating well, lowering stress and connecting with loved ones.

When Medivation Inc. gained clearance in March to start its Phase III trial of MDV3100 in prostate cancer, a company executive told BioWorld Today the firm would consider partnering the drug if the right opportunity came along - as it had for Alzheimer's disease drug Dimebon, which scored a potential $725 million deal with Pfizer Inc.

For patients who visit the doctor with vision complaints, Alzheimers may be to blame.

A French study finding that people with Alzheimer's disease and diabetes have less memory loss than those without diabetes should be regarded with caution, American experts say.

A night of good food and good music raise awareness and money for a good cause. The Big Sioux Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association held it's first annual Blues and BBQ Bash Tuesday night.

But diagnosis can be difficult because standard eye exams are often inconclusive for these patients.

No one has yet found a cure or a way to prevent people from developing Alzheimer's disease.

Main Category: Respiratory / Asthma Also Included In: Vascular ; Alzheimer's / Dementia ; Biology / Biochemistry Article Date: 26 Oct 2009 - 3:00 PDT Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, have identified a key protein that promotes the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension in humans and mice.

The Society for Neuroscience just held its annual conference in Chicago. I attended - not as a member, though neuroscience is my field, but to protest against the organisation's stated goal of broadening support for animal research.

As the largest, most comprehensive ophthalmic education conference in the world, it offers United States and international Eye M.D.s more than 2,000 scientifically-based, peer-reviewed presentations, including instruction courses, skills transfer labs, "Breakfast with the Experts" roundtables and 900 research papers and posters.

Resurrection Medical Center sponsors a variety of free cancer support groups for both patients and their family members.

Jennie Spring knows what it's like to watch a relative live with breast cancer. Ten years ago, the Sterling Heights resident became the caregiver for her sister, Maryjane Gaspar, providing support and assistance as Gaspar underwent chemotherapy treatments, and wearing the bracelets her sister created as she struggled through her treatment.

ARE we too quick to prescribe psychotropic medication for emotional and behavioural problems? Take Alzheimer's disease.

Scrapbooking for Alzheimer's patients is coming onto the scene for activities that keep the mind active with memory.

The eyes may be the windows to the soul, but new research indicates they also may mirror a brain ravaged by Alzheimer's disease.

Lisa Brodsky was working for the Dallas Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association as the Director of Programs and Services in 2007 when she met she met two men with a good idea.

In a surprising reversal of long-standing scientific belief, researchers at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida have discovered that inflammation in the brain is not the trigger that leads to buildup of amyloid deposits and development of Alzheimer's disease.

Music therapy has been found to help some sufferers of Alzheimer's disease, as well as their family and caregivers.

PLC said Wednesday it returned to profit in the third quarter, helped by a one-off gain from the completion of a deal with Johnson & Johnson to develop drugs for Alzheimer's disease.

Dr. Yukiko Doi and colleagues at Nagoya University have found that CpG DNA may be a therapeutic candidate for treatment of Alzheimer disease.

You've heard that being overweight puts you at risk for all kinds of health problems.

Launched today, the Alzheimer's Association Comfort Zone , powered by Omnilink, is the first comprehensive location management system designed specifically for Alzheimer's, giving people with the disease more freedom and independence in their community while providing their family some peace of mind.

Scientists studying Alzheimer's disease in mice found a high-protein diet led them to develop smaller brains.

More than 200 Muskegon-area people raised more than $19,000 to combat Alzheimer's Disease in the local Alzheimer's Association's annual Memory Walk.

U.S. researchers say they have created a technique that allows them to remove amyloid plaque from the brains of live animals suffering Alzheimer's disease.

One of the many reasons to pick a low-calorie, low-fat diet rich in vegetables, fruits, and fish is that a host of epidemiological studies have suggested that such a diet may delay the onset or slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease .

Memory Walk is the nation's largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer care, support and research.

Vienna, 20. October 2009: AFFiRiS AG today announced that the primary endpoints have been met for the Phase I clinical studies of its two Alzheimer's vaccines AD01 and AD02, which demonstrated favourable safety and tolerability profiles.

In a study published in Nature Neuroscience Stefan Grathwohl and the team of Mathias Jucker managed, in collaboration with the team of Frank Heppner , to develop a new transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, in whith, microglia cells can be nearly completely ablated.

Keeping in peak condition in old age can be boosted by nutrition, which scientists are proving is a powerful weapon in fighting off diseases.

Oct. 14, 2009 -- Patients with advanced Alzheimer's disease or other age-related dementias often suffer unnecessarily near the end of life probably because their condition is not recognized as fatal, researchers say.

New data about amyloid precursor protein, or APP, a protein implicated in development of Alzheimer's disease, suggests it also may have a positive role -- directly affecting learning and memory during brain development.

Participants in the AlzheimerA's Association of Southwest Georgia 2009 Memory Walk start their walk at the Valdosta Middle School track Saturday.

JACKSONVILLE, FL: Adolph J. Kazemekas, 96, of Jacksonville, Florida, formerly of Naugatuck, Connecticut and Zanesville, Ohio, died on Thursday, October 8, 2009 at Clare Bridge Care Center of complications from Alzheimer's Disease.

Neuroscience researchers from the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, will present a wide range of research topics at the Society for Neuroscience's 39th annual meeting in Chicago, Oct.

Main Category: Alzheimer's / Dementia Also Included In: Biology / Biochemistry Article Date: 17 Oct 2009 The cause, or at least one of the possible causes, of memory loss amongst Alzheimer sufferers is related to the location of certain proteins.

Main Category: Alzheimer's / Dementia Also Included In: Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Clinical Trials / Drug Trials The FDA has approved a Physician-Sponsored IND and continuation of the fourth 6-month open label extension of PRX-03140, a novel 5HT4 partial agonist for the potential treatment of Alzheimer's Disease.

PEARL RIVER - Joyce Simons, a college professor and administrator who has earned a doctorate and other advanced academic degrees, was puzzled more than two years ago when she suddenly began having problems spelling simple words.

Dallas,Texas October 15, 2009 The Alzheimer's Association, Greater Dallas Chapter has released its schedule of Caregiver classes & Educational opportunities for the month of November.

Church Universal and Triumphant leader Elizabeth Clare Prophet has died in Bozeman.

Abstract BACKGROUND: A recent human clinical trial of an Alzheimer's disease vaccine using amyloid beta 1-42 plus QS-21 adjuvant produced some positive results, but was halted due to meningoencephalitis in some participants.

People's reactions vary when I tell them that I am planning to climb Mount Kilimanjaro next year - from "what a ridiculous whim," to "Cool," to "Great, what can I do to help?" to "What? In the shape you're in?" Maybe it is ridiculous, but there are enough people who believe in me so I think I can do it.

A diagnostic compound that allows researchers to look into the brains of Alzheimer's patients will be used for the first time to gauge the effects of an experimental therapy for the disease.

A breakthrough discovery by scientists from the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL, may lead to a new treatment for Alzheimer's Disease that actually removes amyloid plaques -- considered a hallmark of the disease -- from patients' brains.

Main Category: Alzheimer's / Dementia Also Included In: Palliative Care / Hospice Care ; Caregivers / Homecare ; Primary Care / General Practice Article Date: 15 Oct 2009 - 4:00 PDT A growing number of older adults are dying from dementia .

Uninformed relatives responsible for the care of advanced Alzheimer patients often seek overly aggressive treatments, and doctors treating frail elderly with kidney failure should be wary of using dialysis, according to two studies reported Wednesday.

You are one person, but you can move a nation. Help the Alzheimer's Association put an end to Alzheimer's by participating in Memory Walk.

Peter Orszag, the 40-year-old head of the White House Office of Management and Budget, is reported to drink so much tea, hot and iced, that he took a genetic test to see if his body could metabolize his voluminous intake of caffeine.

Former Home Secretary, David Blunkett MP has offered his support to a major campaign to encourage people to donate brain tissue upon their death to a new brain bank, Brains for Dementia Research.

The report suggests that care for people with Alzheimer's disease and dementia needs to be more holistic in its approach and that the assessment tools used for treatment options are not sensitive enough.

The Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan annual door to door campaign is set to go in Swift Current October 15 to October 31.

Technology for Tomorrow Digital technology eyed in fight against Alzheimer's Photos.com As the number of dementia patients in Canada is expected to increase over the next several decades, U of T's Knowledge Media Design Institute studies how cognitive prosthetics might help Steve Kupferman Published on Tuesday, Oct.

Metabolic Solutions Development Company announced today that it has received a $100,000 grant from the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation to support the evaluation of PPAR-sparing insulin sensitizers as a potential treatment for Alzheimer's disease.

David Blunkett has pledged to donate his brain to dementia research. The former home secretary is supporting a new A 2 million scheme which is calling on people to donate their brains for research when they die.

Cognitive abilities other than memory, including visuospatial skills needed to perceive relationships between objects, may decline years prior to a clinical diagnosis in patients with Alzheimer's disease, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Neurology , one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Dementia is an illness characterized by significant impairment of one or more areas of higher cognitive functioning, such as memory or ability to calculate.

A group of volunteers gathered at the Canfield Fairgrounds on Sunday for a good cause.

New research has shown that there could be a protective role for copper in Alzheimer's disease.

Brookdale Senior Living Inc. today announced that it has entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement with affiliates of Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.

Ancient Mayans destroyed themselves by deforesting their landscape In a new research, NASA funded scientists have determined that the ancient Mayans were themselves responsible for the demise of their civilization, by deforesting and destroying their landscape in efforts to eke out a living in hard times.

The phrase "food for thought" is certainly taking on new meaning these days as studies continue to link cognitive function to what's on our plates.

At 9 a.m. Friday, the Student Council members from Michael C. Riley Elementary School will be meeting with Mayor Sulka at Bluffton Town Hall.Students will discuss matters of interest related to town government with Mayor Sulka.

A recent report linking professional football to an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease set off alarms in locker rooms across the nation, but the news for aging athletes isn't all bad.

Ancient Mayans destroyed themselves by deforesting their landscape In a new research, NASA funded scientists have determined that the ancient Mayans were themselves responsible for the demise of their civilization, by deforesting and destroying their landscape in efforts to eke out a living in hard times.

Photo credit: J. Conrad Williams Jr. Marge Scheibman, who has Alzheimer's, rests in bed at home after suffering a stroke.

John Eligon for the New York Times : The son of Brooke Astor, the legendary New York society matriarch, was convicted on Thursday of stealing from her as she suffered from Alzheimer's disease in the twilight of her life.

In a study published Thursday in the journal Science, mathematicians from the University of Michigan and University of Manchester say the decades-old theory of how the brain sends signals to the rest of the body through an internal clock is inaccurate.

Ancient Mayans destroyed themselves by deforesting their landscape In a new research, NASA funded scientists have determined that the ancient Mayans were themselves responsible for the demise of their civilization, by deforesting and destroying their landscape in efforts to eke out a living in hard times.

Nobel Prize winner Charles Kao may be unable to give the traditional laureate's lecture because he has Alzheimer's disease, as academics query why it took so long to award him, a report said on Thursday.

INDIANAPOLIS - Former President George H.W. Bush will visit Indiana next month for a charity event to raise money for research on Alzheimer's disease.

Dementia patients are being left with no support after diagnosis, medical ethics experts have warned.

A Purdue University researcher has discovered that the amount of an enzyme present in neurons can affect the mechanism thought to cause cell death in Alzheimer's disease patients and may have applications for other diseases such as stroke and heart attack.

People with dementia , carers and doctors are not getting the support they need to deal with the ethical issues they face-a new report from the Nuffield Council on Bioethics reveals.

Here are Drs. Joachim Herz , Murat Durakoglugil of UT Southwestern Medical Center.

According to a Tufts University, Boston, MA study funded by a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture and released to the media on May 18, 2009, curcumin, the major polyphenol found in turmeric, appears to reduce weight gain in mice and suppress the growth of fat tissue in mice and cell models.

EVENT: Memory Walk DATE: Sunday, October 11, 2009 TIME: 12:30pm WHERE: Michael A. Carroll Track and Soccer Stadium, IUPUI campus COST: VARIES INFO: 1-800-272-3900 OR cathy.boyer@alz.org WEB: www.alz.org/indiana Be a champion and make tracks to the Alzheimer's Associations annual Memory Walk on Sunday, October 11th on the IUPUI campus.

Main Category: Neurology / Neuroscience Also Included In: Conferences ; Genetics ; Psychology / Psychiatry Article Date: 30 Sep 2009 - 1:00 PDT Dr.

Submitted by Christianne Kovel on 2009-10-02.   The Alzheimer's Association's Memory Walk, nationally presented by Genworth Financial, is the nation's largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer care, support and research programs.

Sweeping budget cuts hitting struggling Calif. seniors Submitted by SHNS on Fri, 10/02/2009 - 14:19 But the aid could soon disappear due to the latest round of California state budget cuts to senior programs.

David will conclude a 5 week education and empowerment lecture series geared towards informing seniors on a wide array of senior-specific topics.

More than 200 people representing 42 teams turned out for Kinston's fourth annual Alzheimer's Memory Walk on Saturday.

"Olive oil could hold key to defeating Alzheimer's," reported the Daily Express.

The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee says he will hold hearings on head injuries among NFL players.

Authors: M. Prince ; J. Jackson This Report gives an overview and analysis of the prevalence and impact of Alzheimer's disease, based on systematic review identifying studies in 21 Global Burden of Disease world regions.

The earlier a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease is made, the earlier treatment can begin.

An 81-year-old San Francisco woman with dementia, little money and an equally aged caregiver sister who is suffering from cancer.

With more than 35 million people worldwide living with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia, the search for answers has never been more critical.

Main Category: Alzheimer's / Dementia Also Included In: Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia Article Date: 27 Sep 2009 - 1:00 PDT A study published in Science has found that levels of amyloid beta, a protein fragment associated with Alzheimers disease, rose and fell in association with sleep and wakefulness in mice.

Currently, there are 500,000 Canadians living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, a number that within a generation could reach more than one million people across the country.

The National Institutes of Health has awarded Rush University Medical Center approximately $5.5 million in grants to study how epigenetic changes - chemical modifications to genes that result from diet, aging, stress, or environmental exposures - define and contribute to memory formation and cognitive decline.

As baby boomers age, the prevalence of dementia in Canada is expected to double to 750,000 cases by 2030, according to the Alzheimer's Society of Canada.

Coffee drinkers at mid-life had lower risks of dementia and Alzheimera TMs later in life compared with those drinking little or no coffee.

With the risk of developing dementia growing at an alarming pace, a University of Central Florida research team is working with the Boston University School of Medicine to develop a miniature diagnostic toolkit in the hopes of stimulating earlier detection and treatment.

Millions of people suffering with dementia are often left without care or support until their illness reaches crisis point, according to a report on Thursday on the ethical dilemmas of the brain-wasting disease.