News tagged with journal of alzheimer s disease
Insulin could be Alzheimer's therapy
A low dose of insulin has been found to suppress the expression in the blood of four precursor proteins involved in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease, according to new clinical research by University ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 01, 2011 |
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Asthma drug could help control or treat Alzheimer's disease
A drug used to treat asthma has been shown to help reduce the formation of amyloid beta, a peptide in the brain that is implicated in the development of Alzheimer's disease, according to researchers at Temple University's ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 25, 2011 |
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Finding shows potential way to protect neurons in Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, ALS
Cell biologists pondering the death of neurons -- brain cells -- said today that by eliminating one ingredient from the cellular machinery, they prolonged the life of neurons stressed by a pesticide chemical. ...
Mar 11, 2011 |
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Study identifies new therapies for prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease
A Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute (BRNI) study published today in the Journal of Neuroscience reveals underlying causes for the degeneration of synapses in Alzheimer's Disease and identifies promising pharma ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 12, 2011 |
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Scientists identify one cause of damage in Alzheimer's disease, find a way to stop it
Researchers suspect that a protein superstructure called amyloid beta is responsible for much of the neural damage of Alzheimer's disease.
Nov 09, 2010 |
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New study gives hope for new class of Alzheimer's disease drugs
(PhysOrg.com) -- Finding a drug that can cross the blood-brain barrier is the bane of drug development for Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological disorders of the brain. A new Penn study, published ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 18, 2010 |
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New target identified for Alzheimer’s disease
Neurological researchers at Rush University Medical Center have found a new therapeutic target that can potentially lead to a new way to prevent the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. The target called neutral sphingomyelinase ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 29, 2010 |
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Key action of a gene linked to both Alzheimer's disease and type 2 diabetes identified
A research team led by Mount Sinai School of Medicine has identified the mechanism behind a single gene linked to the causes of both Alzheimer's disease and Type 2 diabetes. The data show that a gene for a protein called ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 28, 2010 |
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Scientists identify a new target for Alzheimer's disease
Neurological researchers at Rush University Medical Center have found a new therapeutic target that can potentially lead to a new way to prevent the progression of Alzheimer's disease. The target called neutral sphingomyelinase ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 21, 2010 |
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Increased brain protein levels linked to Alzheimer's
(PhysOrg.com) -- Elevated levels of a growth protein in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients is linked to impaired neurogenesis, the process by which new neurons are generated, say researchers at the University of California, ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 16, 2010 |
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SDSU researcher explores novel protein as potential target in Alzheimer's treatment
(PhysOrg.com) -- A South Dakota State University researcher and his colleagues elsewhere have discovered a previously unreported mitochondrial protein that interacts with a protein known to play a role in Alzheimer's disease.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 06, 2010 |
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Novel radiotracer shines new light on the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients
A trial of a novel radioactive compound readily and safely distinguished the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients from healthy volunteers on brain scans and opens the doors to making such imaging available beyond facilities ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 24, 2010 |
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New model suggests feared side effect of Alzheimer's drugs is unlikely
The first trial of a new model for testing Alzheimer's treatments has reassured researchers that a promising class of drugs does not exacerbate the disease if treatment is interrupted.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 17, 2010 |
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Protein regulates enzyme linked to Alzheimer's disease
Researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine have zeroed in on a protein that may play a role in the progression of Alzheimer's disease. The team found that increasing levels of the protein (called GGA3) prevented the ...
May 25, 2010 |
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Rapamycin rescues learning, memory in Alzheimer's mouse model
Rapamycin, a drug that keeps the immune system from attacking transplanted organs, may have another exciting use: fighting Alzheimer's disease.
Feb 24, 2010 |
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