Alzheimer's disease: something's not right with mom ... and now Dad.
One family's moving struggle as their parents retreated further into the depths of Alzheimer's disease. It is a simple television remote. But it is making our family crazy. Cable TV has arrived at my parents' house, and with it has come a more complicated channel...

Blood test may identify Alzheimer's disease.
CHICAGO -- A simple blood test could soon allow clinicians--even primary care physicians--to diagnose Alzheimer's disease accurately if a final validation study succeeds as optimistic researchers hope. In an initial study of 88 patients, the test findings agreed with expert clinical diagnosis more than 90% of the...

AstraZeneca and Targacept Reports Top-Line Results from Phase 2b Study of AZD3480 in Alzheimer's Disease.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-17 September 2008-AstraZeneca and Targacept Reports Top-Line Results from Phase 2b Study of AZD3480 in Alzheimer's Disease(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com AstraZeneca and Targacept announced that results from the Phase 2b clinical trial of AZD3480 (TC-1734) conducted by AstraZeneca in mild to moderate Alzheimer's...

Alzheimer's disease, amnestic mild cognitive impairment, and age-associated memory impairment: current understanding and progress toward integrative prevention.
Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia. AD initially targets memory and progressively destroys the mind. The brain atrophies as the neocortex suffers neuronal, synaptic, and dendritic losses, and the "hallmark" amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles proliferate. Pharmacological management, at best, is palliative...

Research and Markets Adds Report: Competitor Analysis: Alzheimer's Disease Antibodies.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-16 July 2008-Research and Markets Adds Report: Competitor Analysis: Alzheimer's Disease Antibodies(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Competitor Analysis: Alzheimer's Disease Antibodies" report to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that...

Late-life low blood pressure may flag Alzheimer's disease.
WASHINGTON -- Low blood pressure correlated with Alzheimer's disease among 3,734 elderly men, but the dementia appeared to be attributable to the presence of other chronic diseases and not hypotension itself. Other studies have found that hypertension in midlife can predict dementia, but the impact of late-life...

Disability in Alzheimer's disease: causes, consequences, and economic considerations.
ABSTRACT This literature review broadly examines disability in Alzheimer's disease (AD). The paper addresses the various types of disability in AD, as well as the presumed causes and the economic and social costs of such disability. The influence of various types of treatment of disability, particularly pharmacological...

New drug fights Alzheimer disease.
The FDA has approved a rivastigmine transdermal patch for mild to moderate Alzheimer disease. The Exelon Patch[R] (Novartis) is the first transdermal system approved to treat Alzheimer disease. The patch also has been approved for mild to moderate Parkinson disease dementia. Rivastigmine oral formulations already were approved for the...

Obesity and Alzheimer's disease.
Abstract Objectives: To review existing literature on obesity and Alzheimer's disease and evaluate evidence of an association between them. Methods: A selected review of the epidemiologic studies published from 1987 to June 2007 from MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsychoINFO, and Cochrane Database about the relationship between obesity...

Trio brings music, camaraderie to Coleman House.
Byline: Susan Nest Once a week, a little girl, her grandmother and a dog visit residents at Coleman House, a senior care residence, in Northboro. Zoe Wolfus, 4, of Shrewsbury, is following in the footsteps of her grandmother, Shirley Pierce of Shrewsbury. "Shirley's...