Researchers at the University of British Columbia may have discovered that a profusion of blood vessels may explain how Alzheimer’s disease destroys the brain. Although previous Alzheimer’s research concentrated mainly on the death of cells in the walls of blood vessels or in brain tissue, a new study led by ... continue reading
Four siblings in a family affected by early-onset Alzheimer’s have been studied by a group of researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. This has been a unique opportunity to make comparative studies and to monitor the development of the disease over a prolonged period of time. Being able to monitor ... continue reading
Maria Shriver’s father, Sargent Shriver, died from Alzheimer’s in January after being diagnosed in 2003. In her first public remarks about her father since his death, Shriver spoke to Larry King about his battle with the disease, her thoughts on Alzheimer’s research and why the disease is especially hard on ... continue reading
Police are investigating the death of an eastern Pennsylvania Alzheimer’s patient killed in a car fire. The Berks County coroner’s office says 79-year-old Charles McKee, of East Greenville, died Thursday afternoon in the fire in Muhlenberg Township, just outside Reading. Authorities say McKee’s car became stuck in high weeds before ... continue reading