Alzheimers Disease: – Nutrition to halt Alzheimer’s gets boost – in fruit flies 

Nutrition to halt Alzheimer’s gets boost – in fruit flies 
1/19/2007 – Oxidative stress associated with dementia may be a cause and not an effect of Alzheimer’s, suggests a study with fruit flies from the US. The research gives great hope to a dietary/nutritional approach to improve brain health and curb the rise in Alzheimer’s and dementia around the world.

Alzheimer’s patch ‘shows promise’ 
A SKIN patch showing promise as an Alzheimer’s treatment was today cautiously welcomed by Australia’s peak advocacy group for the disease.

New genetic risk for Alzheimer’s disease found 
A Canadian-led research team has found a gene that may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, a discovery they hope will one day lead to a diagnostic test or perhaps a treatment.

Genetic Cause For Word-Finding Disease Found By Researchers 
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New Alzheimer’s Gene Discovered 
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