06/27/13 The Raw Alzheimer's News Feed

Potential Therapeutic Approach toAlzheimer's Disease

Science Daily (press release)

"What struck me most while working on this project was how so many people I'd never met came to me to share their stories and personal anxieties aboutAlzheimer's disease," said Xuemei Zhang, lead co-author and an assistant specialist in the Kosik Lab.

New research sheds light on possible cause of Alzheimer's disease

OregonLive.com

The study found that as Alzheimer'sprogressed, so did the interactions between amyloid beta and phosphorylated tau, revealing that the interactions may damage the neuronal structure and may be the cause of cognitive decline. "This complex formation ...

Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease

Sacramento Bee

David Schooley, right, keeps a close eye on his two children Nathaniel, 12, and Hannah, 6, in their backyard. One of the symptoms of the medications that David Schooley takes for Alzheimer's disease makes him tired. Almost two years after he went to ...

Eli Lilly Wins UK Patent Suit on J&JAlzheimer's Research

Bloomberg

A patent held by J&J's Janssen AlzheimerImmunotherapy Research & Development unit isn't valid, Judge Richard Arnold said in a ruling in London today. Both companies are developing treatments targeting the build-up of plaque in patients' brains that's ..

Health Briefs 4-20

... families have access to free resources included in a new program designed to help them cope with the effects of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. Developed by the Home Instead Senior Care network, in conjunction with a team of the top ...

http://www.waltonsunonline.com/community/health-briefs-4-20-1.128671

Alzheimers Support Group to meet

... family of those affected by this disease. Please note that this support group is not for those diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. This group meets the second Friday of the month. The next meeting is May 10, at 1:30 p.m. The ...

http://www.manchesterjournal.com/community/ci_23052373/alzheimers-support-group-meet

Memory Loss Reversed in Animal Brains

Neuroscientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston have taken a major step in their efforts to help people with memory loss tied to brain disorders such as Alzheimer's disease.

http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/news/2013/04/memory-loss-reversed-animal-brains

Dementia creates caregiver stress

... I am just a survivor. Personally, I was blessed by having my son and daughter introduce me to the Red Deer Alzheimer's Society for help. They saved my life! I cried and stumbled then cried and stumbled some more and then miss-stepped again. I still ...

http://www.reddeeradvocate.com/letters/Dementia_creates_caregiver_stress_203617081.html

Bursts of electrical pulses may protect against Alzheimer's

Evidence indicates that the accumulation of amyloid-beta proteins, which form the plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer's patients, is critical for the development of Alzheimer's disease, which impacts 5.4 million Americans.

http://scienceblog.com/62460/bursts-of-electrical-pulses-may-protect-against-alzheimers/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29

Author Dr. Neal Barnard to give free talk on 'Power Foods for...

... focuses on nutrition's effects on the brain and foods that can protect your brain from memory loss, stroke and Alzheimer's disease. Barnard's talk will be in the Donahue Auditorium at JCU's Dolan Center for Science and Technology, 1 John Carroll ...

http://www.cleveland.com/healthcare-savings/index.ssf/2013/04/author_dr_neal_barnard_to_give.html