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Both green and black tea could protect against age-related diseases like Alzheimer's, says a new study, adding yet more support to the benefits of tea extract on brain health.
In six articles published in the March issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, prominent researchers and clinicians involved in AD studies review the search for potential biomarkers for this debilitating disease.
As the Yale School of Medicine begins to focus greater attention on the fight against Alzheimer's and other neurological diseases, Medical School researchers working with proteins have given the investigation a shot in the arm.
The Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) -- a project developed by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) -- is seeking 800 older adults to participate in a study aimed at identifying biological markers of memory decline and Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
Drug discovery researchers at Northwestern University have developed a novel orally administered compound specifically targeted to suppress brain cell inflammation and neuron loss associated with Alzheimer's disease.
Researchers for the first time have created a three-dimensional image of apolipoprotein E, a protein long associated with cardiovascular disease and more recently with Alzheimer's disease, as it appears when it is bound to fat-like substances known as lipids.
Researchers at the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease have identified a potential new way to stop brain cell death related to Alzheimer's disease.
Meditation is known to alter resting brain patterns, suggesting long lasting brain changes, but a new study by researchers from Yale, Harvard, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology shows meditation also is associated with increased cortical thickness.
A study published in the November 11 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry shows that resveratrol, a compound found in grapes and red wine, lowers the levels of the amyloid-beta peptides which cause the telltale senile plaques of Alzheimer's disease.
Clinical researchers from the University of Pennsylvania Health System are the first to combine fMRI and PET scanning in radiology, creating a way to compare different measurements of the brain's function concurrently.
Researchers at the University of South (USF) have found that green tea may offer another potential health benefit -- protecting the brain against the ravages of Alzheimer's disease.
MIT scientists have developed a new dye that could offer noninvasive early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, a discovery that could aid in monitoring the progression of the disease and in studying the efficacy of new treatments to stop it.
Adults who eat the daily recommended allowance of folates -- B-vitamin nutrients found in oranges, legumes, leafy green vegetables and folic acid supplements -- significantly reduce their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, according to results from a long-term National Institute on Aging study of diet and brain aging.
A new study of dementia in identical twins suggests that exposure to inflammation early in life quadruples one's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.
University of Florida researchers have discovered a way to reduce plaque deposits on the brain that could slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
A number of epidemiologic studies have suggested the benefits of vitamin E in reducing the risk of Alzheimer's disease, with one clinical trial showing a significant delay in the onset of the disease in a vitamin E supplemented group.
Diets high in the omega-3 fatty acids found in fish such as mackerel, sardines and salmon might ward off Alzheimer's disease. That's what researchers report in the March 23 online issue of the Journal of Neuroscience.
A new study in mice found those raised with exercise wheels and toys had 40 percent fewer deposits in the brain thought to be associated with Alzheimer's disease.
Early Alzheimer's disease may be precipitated by a “traffic jam” within neurons that causes swelling and prevents proper transport of proteins and structures in the cells, according to new studies by Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers.
It might be possible for the brain to recover from structural damage seen in Alzheimer's disease. The key could be using antibodies to clear the brain of plaque seen in people with this condition.
You've heard fish and fish oil are good for you. So are antioxidants, but could they help slow the progression of Alzheimer's? New research is aiming to find out.
A shortage of a specific type of iron starves brain cells to death, says biochemist Hani Atamna of Children's Hospital and Research Center. This discovery may be a key piece to the puzzle of how Alzheimer's disease destroys brain cells and causes progressive dementia.
High intake of niacin, particularly from food sources, may reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease and age-related cognitive decline, according to a report in the August issue of the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry.
A variant of a lipid gene called APOE4 is known to increase the chances of a person developing Alzheimer's disease. A Swedish study has now shown that carriers of this gene are more vulnerable to the effects of low vitamin B12 levels on mental function in old age.
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