The Alzheimer’s Association will hold its annual Memory Walk at the Colorado State University Oval on Sept. 12 to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research.
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Listen to the Audio An effort to develop a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease was halted after data showed that a new drug was doing more harm than good, leading to more memory loss and putting people at a higher risk for skin cancer. Judy Woodruff discusses the findings with Dr. ... continue reading
( University of Houston ) Cure Alzheimer’s Fund awarded UTHealth and University of Houston a $150,000 grant to fund research on Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers will accelerate their use of nanotechnology and new imaging techniques to study effects of certain compounds on the brain of a protein commonly linked to the ... continue reading
“Chemistry can be very dry.” That comment comes from a second-year chemistry doctoral candidate at Duke University in North Carolina now working with his professor on research that targets metals - copper and zinc - and their relation to Alzheimer’s disease.
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Prof. Claudio Cuello at McGill University and his collaborators have genetically manipulated rats that can emulate Alzheimer’s disease in humans, enabling research that will include the development of new treatments. Alzheimer’s is a devastating brain condition leading to a progressive decline of memory and other brain functions…
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