News tagged with brain shrinkage

More evidence that Alzheimer's disease may be inherited from your mother

Results from a new study contribute to growing evidence that if one of your parents has Alzheimer's disease, the chances of inheriting it from your mother are higher than from your father. The study is published in the March ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Feb 28, 2011 | 5 / 5 (2) | 4 |

Investigational immune intervention slows brain shrinkage in Alzheimer's patients

An investigational intervention using naturally ocurring antibodies in human blood has preserved the thinking abilities of a group of mild- to moderate-stage Alzheimer's patients over 18 months and significantly reduced the ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Apr 13, 2010 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0