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According to a recent press release, MIT will release the results of a novel report that examined the impact of a decline in investment by the U.S. federal government in basic research. Newspersons can attend the event, which will take place in Washington, D.C. During the event, there will be…

Researchers at the University of Glasgow recently published in the journal Future Science OA a comprehensive review regarding the inhibition of beta-amyloid production as a therapeutic strategy for patients with Alzheimer’s disease. The study is entitled “The role and therapeutic targeting of α-, β—…

According to a recent study published in the journal Neurology, sleep apnea and heavy snoring may be related to thinking and memory decline at an early age. Results from this research also indicate that the decline may be delayed with the use of a breathing machine. “Abnormal…

Voyko Kavcic, Ph.D., a Research Assistant Professor in the Institute of Gerontology at Wayne State University received a grant from the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The grant consists of $420,000 over two years…

The Alzheimer’s Association and the American College of Radiology (ACR) have jointly announced the launch of new four-year research study that will determine the clinical usefulness of brain positron emission tomography (PET) in diagnosing Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and other dementias in certain instances where such scans can detect a…

A new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience revealed that specific immune cells and degradation of a nutrient called arginine might be linked to Alzheimer’s disease development. The study was performed by researchers at Duke University Medical Center, the West Virginia University School…

Last year, as part of a large nationwide study, Scott Turner, MD, PhD., neurologist at Georgetown University, began to enroll participants with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease and found that a major part of the study participants had undiagnosed glucose intolerance. As Dr. Turner said in a recent news release, he…

Over the last five years, Project Lifesaver International has expanded its program to new territories across the United States. The expansion was possible thanks to a Federal grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Missing Alzheimer’s Patient Assistance program. This grant has helped fund over 205 Project Lifesaver public safety agencies since 2010.

A new study, entitled Anti-Amyloid in Asymptomatic Alzheimer’s study, simply referred to as the A4 study, is currently recruiting African-American volunteers that have already developed brain alterations as a result of Alzheimer’s disease but that have not yet developed symptoms. The study aims to decrease the progression of Alzheimer’s-induced brain…

The Harvard College Alzheimer’s Buddies (HCAB) student association is organizing an interdisciplinary symposium to encourage discussion and debate among students on the complexity of Alzheimer’s disease. The Alzheimer’s Symposium, which is open not only for students, but for anyone interested in participating, is taking place on April 18th in Cambridge, MA. The…