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Nasal Spray Helps Alzheimer’s Patients Regain Some Mental Function
An insulin nasal spray has shown it can boost memory and other mental functions for people with Alzheimer’s. Patients in the early stages of...
Diet May Cut Risk of Alzheimer’s by 50% (Long-term Study of 900 Seniors)
A hybrid version of the Mediterranean diet, nicknamed appropriately with the acronym MIND, could significantly lower a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according...
Memory Loss Associated with Alzheimer’s Reversed for First Time
Since it was first described over 100 years ago, Alzheimer’s disease has been without an effective treatment. That may finally be about to change.
In...
Protein Treatment Protects Against Alzheimer’s Disease Symptoms
A protein called klotho has been shown to protect against learning and memory deficits despite the accumulation of Alzheimer-related toxins in the brain, according...
New Biotech Co. Plans To Find Treatment for Alzheimer, Parkinson and ALS Proteins
Diseases affecting the brain and central nervous system represent one of the largest healthcare challenges and greatest unmet medical needs in the world today....
Walnuts May Ward Off or Even Prevent Alzheimer’s
A daily dose of walnuts might reduce, slow or delay, or prevent the risk of contracting Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study conducted...
Ann Romney Launches Center for MS, Alzheimer’s Research
"Ann Romney helped launch a major research center this week aimed at finding cures and treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis and other devastating...
Teen Invents Device to Detect Alzheimer’s Patient Wandering at Night
15-year-old Kenneth Shinozuka, whose grandfather has advanced Alzheimer's, has invented a pressure sensor that when worn on the bottom of the foot or with...
Get Free Music in Support of Alzheimer’s Research
While the ice bucket challenge to support ALS research and awareness makes its rounds on social media, and Robin Williams' death has made depression...
4-year-old Girl Seeking Donation From Every State to End Alzheimer’s
4-year-old old Lilly is on a quest to end Alzheimer's, a disease that has claimed her great-grandmother's memory. Although Nanny slip further and further away, her...
Alzheimer’s Rate Falling in the United States, Studies Show
"The number of new cases of dementia has been declining in recent decades in the United States, Germany and other developed countries, a trio...
Dependable Blood Test Can Predict Alzheimer’s
Researchers have discovered and validated a blood test that can predict with greater than 90 percent accuracy if a healthy person will develop mild...
Brains Flush Toxic Waste in Sleep, Including Alzheimer’s Protein
A new study has revealed the restorative power of sleep to cleanup the brain. While we are asleep, our bodies may be resting, but...
Houston Fire Dept. Makes Dream Come True for Retired Firefighter with Alzheimer’s
A former Houston Fire Department captain got one last chance to strap on a helmet and climb aboard a fire truck this week 41...
Orange County Woman Leaves $27 Million to Alzheimer’s Organization
Jim McAleer, CEO of the Alzheimer’s Association’s Orange County chapter, is in disbelief about an act of charity from a woman he’s never met....
Fight Alzheimer’s by Keeping These Items in Your Kitchen
Brain research expert Dr. Pat McGeer eats ginger every day, one of his personal strategies for warding off Alzheimer’s disease.
Along with ginger, try blackberries,...
UK Supermarket Sells Blocks of ‘Hope’ in Stores to Raise Money for Alzheimer’s
The word 'Hope' engraved on wooden blocks is on display alongside food items in several Budgens grocery stores as an innovative way to raise...
Cell Phone Use May Fight Alzheimer’s: Mice Study
After years of speculation that cell phones may harm your brain, new research suggests they may actually fight Alzheimer's disease. Microwave radiation from cell...
Insulin Aided Memory in Alzheimer’s Study
A daily spritz of insulin in the nose helped improve memory skills in people with Alzheimer's-linked memory problems, U.S. researchers said on Monday. Patients...
How Healthy Lifestyle Can Prevent Half of all Alzheimer’s Cases
Half of all Alzheimer’s disease cases could be prevented by lifestyle changes such as exercise, eating healthily and not smoking, claim researchers.
For the first...