‘Alzhemier’ Articles

Washington, Aug 26 (ANI): Here’’s some discouraging news for obese people: a new report has found that fat people are at greater risk for developing Alzheimer’’s. (more…)

London, Aug 25 (ANI): Researchers at University of Ulster are all set to probe whether some man-made nanoparticles, such as those found in sunscreens, are linked with Alzheimer’’s disease. (more…)

Washington, August 18 (ANI): A team of researchers from Purdue University and Mount Sinai School of Medicine have shown that some of the polyphenols found in red wine, thought to help prevent Alzheimer’’s disease, in fact reach the brain. (more…)

Washington, August 15 (ANI): Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have found that when alpha-7, a key nicotine receptor that plays a role in cognitive processes, encounters beta amyloid, the toxic protein found in the hallmark plaques of Alzheimer’s disease, the two may actually go rogue. (more…)

Washington, Aug 13 (ANI): Researchers at Tel Aviv University are pioneering a new way to track the effect of memory on brain structure – a development that could lead to an early-detection test for Alzheimer’’s. (more…)

Washington, Aug 11 (ANI): Scientists from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have identified a new class of compounds that can help develop Alzheimer’’s drugs. (more…)

Washington, July 28 (ANI): Scientists at Bristol University have made an important discovery, which could help in the treatment of Alzheimer’’s disease. (more…)

Washington, July 17 (ANI): Scientists have identified a novel receptor in the brain, which is extremely sensitive to beta-amyloid peptide (AB) and may play a key role in early stages of Alzheimer’’s disease. (more…)

Washington, July 15 (ANI): A drug similar to the one used in clinical trials for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis has been found to be effective against Alzheimer’s disease, say researchers. (more…)

Washington, July 14 (ANI): A new study suggests that cognitive tests and brain scans can help detect the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. (more…)