Insulin resistance in brain contributes to cognitive decline in Alzheimer's

Sunday, March 25th, 2012

Washington, March 24 (ANI): A new study has found that insulin resistance in the brain precedes and contributes to cognitive decline above and beyond other known causes of Alzheimer's disease.

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Alzheimer's spreads through linked nerve cells

Friday, March 23rd, 2012

Washington, March 22 (ANI): Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia may spread within nerve networks in the brain by moving directly between connected neurons, instead of in other ways proposed by scientists, such as by propagating in all directions, results of a new study suggested.

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Early detection may delay Alzheimer’s development among patients

Sunday, December 25th, 2011

Washington, Dec 24 (ANI): A researcher has found a new way to approach early detection of Alzheimer’s disease.

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Alzheimer’s test predicts loss of brain function in Parkinson’s disease

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

Washington, Dec 13 (ANI): A method of classifying the pattern in which cells in the brain are lost or damaged in Alzheimer’s using MRIs can also predict cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease, a new study has revealed.

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Indications of Alzheimer’s may be evident decades before first signs

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

Washington, Mar 29 (ANI): Researchers have found that patients with Alzheimer’s disease have lower glucose utilization in the brain than those with normal cognitive function, and that those decreased levels may be detectable approximately 20 years prior to the first symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.

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