Brain

Young have mental decline linked with blood pressure

The decline in mental functioning associated with increasing blood pressure that has been documented in older adults also applies to people in their 20s…    

A couple of drinks good for memory

Older women who have a drink or two a day have better memory skills than non-drinkers, University of Texas researchers said on Wednesday.

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U.S. to pay for brain scans to diagnose Alzheimer’s

The U.S. government health insurance plan for the elderly and disabled will pay for doctors to run PET brain scans to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease,…    

Transplant protects brain after stroke, in rats

Transplanting brain cells, from a region called the choroid plexus, into rats that have suffered a stroke seems to reduce the damage that occurs,…    

Alzheimer drug doesn’t help chronic fatigue

Treatment with Reminyl (galantamine), a drug used for Alzheimer’s disease, does not improve the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), new research indicates.

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Soy, fish oil may protect against Alzheimer’s disease

Omega-3 fatty acids, found in soy, fish and other oils, and known to provide a range of health benefits, may help protect against Alzheimer’s…    

Preterm birth impairs brain development

Brain volumes are significantly reduced in children who were born prematurely compared with children born at full-term, investigators report in the Journal of Pediatrics.…    

Preterm boys more prone to brain damage

Babies born prematurely show the effects years later, with parts of their brains significantly smaller than normal when they are 8 years old, U.S.…    

New study offers hope for Alzheimer’s treatment

Early treatment of brain lesions associated with Alzheimer’s disease can halt and even reverse the course of the mind-erasing ailment, according to authors of…    

Fetal brain cells show hope for stroke victims

Brain cells taken from fetuses may be able to replace some of those killed in a stroke, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.

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Meningitis vaccine can provide lasting protection

The meningitis C vaccine program introduced in the UK in 1999 has been successful in bringing down disease rates. Now, new research indicates that…    

Progress on Alzheimer’s dramatic - researcher

A cure for Alzheimer’s disease is unlikely in the near future, but big advances are coming soon in the treatment and prevention of the…    

Alzheimer’s drug did not improve cognition, Elan Corp. says

Elan Corp. and Wyeth said on Wednesday that an experimental Alzheimer’s disease treatment did not improve cognition in patients, but it did reduce…    

Two Alzheimer’s drugs show potential - U.S. studies

Two experimental Alzheimer’s drugs have the potential to prevent or halt the progress of the brain-wasting disease, doctors said on Wednesday.

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Drug delays but does not prevent Alzheimer’s

A popular Alzheimer’s drug appears to delay the onset of the disease among patients with memory loss although does not prevent it, researchers announced…    

Alzheimer’s researchers seek quicker trials

Regulators, researchers and drug companies must work quickly to develop faster and less expensive trials for treatments to prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease, scientists…    

Therapy offers Alzheimer’s hope to Japan’s elderly

Sachiko Murase is a changed woman.

A year ago, Alzheimer’s disease was so advanced in her that she could hardly recognise a…    

Ethnic disparity seen in institutionalizing elders

Hispanic women who care for older relatives with dementia may delay placing their relatives in nursing homes longer than white caregivers, new research suggests.…    

Brain chemical linked to teen suicides in study

A brain enzyme known to be involved in mood disorders may be in short supply in the brains of teenage suicide victims, a finding…    

Britons ignore early signs of Alzheimer’s

Britons ignore early signs of Alzheimer’s disease and put off seeing a doctor longer than their European neighbors, according to poll responses released on…    

Colonial Brain Surgery?

Archaeologists combing through a dig at historic Jamestown said they have unearthed a human skull fragment that shows markings that could bear evidence of…    

Care for Alzheimer caregivers keeps blues away

Counseling and support can help cut the long-term risk of depression among spouses who care for their husband or wife with Alzheimer’s disease, new…    

Nancy Reagan emerges as stem-cell advocate

Emerging from a decade of quietly caring for her ailing husband, former first lady Nancy Reagan has assumed a more visible role that…    

Reagan focused attention on Alzheimer’s research

One of Ronald Reagan’s greatest legacies is one he may not have been fully aware that he created: focusing attention on the disease that…    

Announcement of Alzheimer’s Disease

Known as “the Great Communicator,” the nation’s 40th president—who died on June 5, 2004 at the age of 93 following a decade-long struggle with…