Same Genes Key to Early & Late-Onset Alzheimer's: Study

Saturday, February 4th, 2012

THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) — People who develop Alzheimer's disease late in life may have the same gene mutations linked to the inherited, early onset form of the condition, according to a new study.

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Study gives new clues on how Alzheimer's spreads

Saturday, February 4th, 2012

Alzheimer's disease appears to spread in a predictable pattern, infecting brain cell after brain cell as the disease spreads along linked circuits known as synapses, according to a new study

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Alzheimer’s Med Seems Ineffective in Those With Down Syndrome

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

TUESDAY, Jan. 10 (HealthDay News) — A drug commonly used to treat patients with Alzheimer’s disease does not appear to be effective for people older than 40 years who have Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s, according to a new study.

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Does Brain Size Matter in Clues to Alzheimer’s?

Tuesday, December 27th, 2011

By DR. MONICA MAKHIJA Does the size of our brain correlate with Alzheimer’s disease? It very well may, according to a new study in this week’s issue of Neurology that suggests the thickness of various parts of the brain could predict the onset of symptoms…

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Alzheimer’s drug candidate may be first to prevent disease progression, mouse study suggests

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

A new drug candidate may be the first capable of halting the devastating mental decline of Alzheimer’s disease, based on the findings of a new study.

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