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Alzheimer’s disease is responsible for up to 70% of cases of dementia. It is a chronic neurodegenerative disease that usually starts with difficulty remembering recent events. It is often a patient’s family member that notices this loss of function and that urges the patient to see the doctor. Presently, there…

In a new study entitled “Novel DNA repair mechanism brings new horizons: Researchers discover new mechanism of DNA repair, which will help to treat and to prevent diseases in the future” researchers discovered a new mechanism on how the DNA molecule repairs itself which may translate into…

In a recent study published in the journal Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine, a team of researchers found that the use of multiscale entropy analysis (MSE), of EEG signals, especially Slope 2, provides a potential tool for predicting the efficacy of AChE inhibitors prior to…

A recent study titled, “ω-3 Supplementation increases amyloid-β phagocytosis and resolvin D1 in patients with minor cognitive impairment,” reported in this month’s issue of The FASEB Journal, is backing all the hype surrounding fish oil and antioxidant supplements as a potential means to…

Axovant Sciences Ltd., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company addressing the cognitive, behavioral, and functional components of dementia, recently announced that two presentations on the company’s drug development efforts have been accepted for the 2015 International Conference of the Alzheimer’s Association (AAIC) that will take place in Washington, D.C. from the…

Researchers at Newcastle University in the United Kingdom recently revealed their findings on alterations in the brain network of patients with disorders linked to dementia, namely dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and Alzheimer’s disease. The study was published in the journal Neurobiology of Aging and is…

In a recent study published in the Journal of Neuroinflammation, researchers from China were able to identify a new target to address the Neuroinflammation found in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Neuroinflammation, characterized by excessive glial activation and overproduction of proinflammatory cytokine and chemokines, plays a critical…

The summer solstice is the longest day of the year, and it is not just for baseball games and backyard barbecues. Every year on the summer solstice, the Alzheimer’s Association hosts “The Longest Day,” which is a team event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s. This year, teams from all…

Type 2 diabetes is a condition that normally occurs in late adulthood, and patients with the disease are at increased risk for dementia when compared to non-diabetics. In a recent study, Michael…

UK-based Dementia Consortium announced that it will grant £500,000 ($790,000) in funding to a collaborative research effort that includes academics from the University of Southampton and drug discovery specialists from the medical research charity MRC Technology. The newly-funded project will focus on targeting the immune system in order to develop new therapeutic options to treat Alzheimer’s disease.