Almost two-thirds of more than five million Americans currently living with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are women, and American women are twice as likely to die of Alzheimer’s disease as they are from breast cancer. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, someone in America develops Alzheimer’s every 67 seconds, and in…
A new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine has found that some constituent or agent in the blood of young mice when infused to the bloodsteams of old mice has the ability to restore deteriorating mental capabilities. The scientists suggest that if the same phenomenon…
An intravenous administration of allogeneic, human, ischemia-tolerant mesenchymal stem cells (itMSCs) in a pre-clinical animal model of Alzheimer’s disease has been successfully performed by Stemedica International, a subsidiary of Stemedica Cell Technologies, developing stem cell therapies for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. The first results of the…
Researchers from the Blanchette Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (BRNI) have gathered evidence of the possible role of protein kinase C epsilon (PKCe) in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The news was recently announced by Neurotrope, a pharmaceutical company collaborating with BRNI in the development of bryostatin, a potent modulator of PKCe,…
Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) continue to make important contributions to the advancement of further understanding the underlying causes of Alzheimer’s disease. After last week’s announcement that BWH scientists have determined that decreased brain activity is linked to a decline in the ability to conduct daily tasks…
Independent research by the Home Instead Senior Care network of seniors, adult children, senior care and legal professionals provides new insights into the dynamics of the conversations that do and do not take place between Baby Boomers and their aging parents. A new survey finds approximately 80 million Americans…
Individuals with frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) may soon benefit from research priorities directed toward curing Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. The Association of Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD) broke word of plans to formally include FTD in national research priorities by the year 2025. According to AFTD Executive Director Susan…
Typical daily tasks may not seem like the type that require high brain function. However, activities within our daily routine, which include paying the bills, going to appointments, and even driving — all of which are known as “instrumental activities” — are directly linked to optimal performance in specific…
A new free access paper published online before print in the journal JAMA Neurology, entitled, “Effects of the Absence of Apolipoprotein E on Lipoproteins, Neurocognitive Function, and Retinal Function” (JAMA Neurol. Published online August 11, 2014. DOI: 10.1001/.jamaneurol.2014.2011) documents a 40-year-old African American man referred…
The California Supreme Court recently decided, by a 5-2 decision, that people with Alzheimer’s disease cannot be held responsible for injuries caused to their in-home caregivers, and that a prior awareness of this fact precludes a legal accusation, CBS News recently reported, quoting an Associated Press report. According…
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