alzheimer's

An Alzheimer’s vaccine might be possible - Big Think The cause of Alzheimer's is still not fully understood, but we might be able to vaccinate against it anyway. Of the 2000 potential Alzheimer’s disease (AD) treatments explored over the last 30 years, fewer than ten have been shown to slow...

Potential Alzheimer’s Treatment Restores Lost Memories in Mice - Neoscope A team of researchers might have developed a way to treat — and possibly even vaccinate against — Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists from the UK and Germany made the promising discoveries via experiments involving mice...

Natural compound in basil may protect against Alzheimer’s disease pathology- USF Health Fenchol, a natural compound abundant in some plants including basil, can help protect the brain against Alzheimer’s disease pathology, a preclinical study led by University of South Florida Health (USF...

Magnetic brain stimulation may enhance memory - Medical News Today Aging, dementia, and brain injury can reduce people’s capacity to form new memories of events in their lives, which experts term episodic memory. A study suggests that low-frequency magnetic stimulation of a particular part of...

Following this diet could help prevent Alzheimer's, new study suggests - Today A Mediterranean diet — one that is rich in fish, vegetables and olive oil — may help ward off Alzheimer’s disease, a new study suggests. An analysis of brain scans from more than 500 older adults revealed that...

The gender of dementia - Aeon Are women really at greater risk from dementia? Until we reckon with social roles and inequalities, it’s impossible to say Auguste Deter died on the 8 April 1906, aged 55, after spending the last years of her life in a psychiatric hospital in Frankfurt, Germany. A...

CBD reduces plaque, improves cognition in model of familial Alzheimer’s - Jagwire A two-week course of high doses of CBD helps restore the function of two proteins key to reducing the accumulation of beta-amyloid plaque, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, and improves cognition in an...

How a Peanut Butter Test May Detect Alzheimer’s - Cleveland Clinic Creamy or crunchy – and oh, so spreadable – peanut butter is not your first thought as a possible game-changer in Alzheimer’s disease research. But it has potential, according to researchers at the University of Florida. They...

Alzheimer’s Disease: What You Need to Know as You Age - Johns Hopkins n estimated 5.2 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the most common form of dementia in the world and the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. Today’s statistics are just the tip of...

What We Know About Eating to Prevent Alzheimer’s, According To A Neuroscientist - Mind Body Green Not only do we need to eat to live, but many of us also love eating, whether for a special occasion or just because it makes us feel good. It’s no wonder that more and more we're realizing how...

We may finally know what causes Alzheimer’s – and how to stop it - New Scientist AFTER decades of disappointment, we may have a new lead on fighting Alzheimer’s disease. Compelling evidence that the condition is caused by a bacterium involved in gum disease could prove a game-changer in...

A First Step for a Family Biotech’s Vaccine Against Alzheimer’s - BloombergBloomberg - Are you a robot? United Neuroscience’s small Phase II trial appears to have overcome a decades-old hurdle. For two decades, biotech companies trying to tackle Alzheimer’s disease have had little success...

The molecule that helps exercise protect the brain from Alzheimer’s - Arstechnica Gives the phrase “muscle memory” a whole new meaning. Sometimes data behaves so nicely, lining up just the way you want it to. In 2012, irisin was identified as a molecular messenger induced by exercise. In 2013...

A New Treatment for Alzheimer's? It Starts With Lifestyle - Discover Magazine Armed with big data, researchers turn to customized lifestyle changes to fight the disease. Sally Weinrich knew something was terribly wrong. On two separate occasions, she forgot to pick up her grandkids from...

Holiday travel tips for those journeying with passengers who have Alzheimer's - USA Today Traveling during the holiday season can be a hassle. It can be even more difficult for those who have Alzheimer's. Fortunately, the Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) released a list of tips for...

Infectious Theory Of Alzheimer's Disease Draws Fresh Interest - NPR Dr. Leslie Norins is willing to hand over $1 million of his own money to anyone who can clarify something: Is Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia worldwide, caused by a germ? By "germ" he means microbes...