Sarasota's Roskamp Institute Discovers New Class of Drugs That Can Impact Alzheimer's Disease.
Discovery Detailed in Neuroscience Letters SARASOTA, Fla., Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The Roskamp Institute announced today the discovery of a new class of drugs that lower the production of the main pathological protein that causes Alzheimer's disease. The discovery is detailed in an article co-authored by Drs....

Bioponic Phytoceuticals Announces That Its Curecumin(TM) Product May Be an Effective Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease.
KULA, Hawaii, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bioponic Phytoceuticals, Inc. ("Bioponic" or "the Company") today announced that its Curecumin(TM) product (a Bioresonant Phytotherapeutic(TM) form of Turmeric) may be an important treatment and/or preventative for Alzheimer's Disease. UCLA/VA researchers found that curcumin (an active compound found in Turmeric) may...

Learning slows progression of Alzheimer's disease.
New research on mice finds that learning slows the development of two brain lesions associated with Alzheimer's disease. Experts believe that the formation of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles contribute to the degradation of the nerve cells in the brain and the subsequent symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. The study...

Learning About Alzheimer's: Two Stories Illustrate Effects of Disease on Whole Family.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Author Dixie F. Sellers shares a poignant memoir of her husband's battle with Alzheimer's disease and her struggle to care for him in her new book, "How Peggy Learned about Alzheimer's and Can Papa Ben Play Ball?" (now available through AuthorHouse). ...

Identify Alzheimer's early for healthy living.
Byline: Dennis Goguen When experiencing a spell of forgetfulness, like losing keys or forgetting an acquaintance's name, many of us jokingly chalk it up to a "senior moment." And while some levels of absent-mindedness are normal at any age, Alzheimer's disease is not a normal part of...

Higher fitness level may slow brain atrophy in Alzheimer's.
CHICAGO -- Keeping fit may help reduce brain atrophy in patients with early Alzheimer's, researchers said at the International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease. An exercise-tolerance study confirmed that the hippocampus, one of the first brain regions to be affected in Alzheimer's, was significantly larger among patients who...

Frequently asked questions about Alzheimer's.
Although the symptoms of failing memory may have long provoked suspicion, a confirmed diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease brings those suspicions into stark reality for both patients and their families. The words unleash a flood of questions. Patients may feel we are handing them a death sentence. And...

Fitness may slow brain atrophy in Alzheimer's.
CHICAGO -- Keeping fit may help reduce brain atrophy in patients with early Alzheimer's, researchers said at the International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease. An exercise-tolerance study confirmed that the hippocampus, one of the first brain regions to be affected in Alzheimer's, was significantly larger among patients who...

Fitness may limit brain atrophy in Alzheimer's: the level of fitness was strongly related to volume in the parietal area and also in the hippocampus.
CHICAGO -- Keeping fit may help reduce brain atrophy in patients with early Alzheimer's, researchers said at the International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease. An exercise-tolerance study confirmed that the hippocampus, one of the first brain regions to be affected in Alzheimer's, was significantly larger among patients who...

PBS Presents Alzheimer's Programming.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-30 July 2008-PBS Presents Alzheimer's Programming(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com PBS will present a special evening of programming focused on Alzheimer's disease on Sunday, August 3 starting at 9 p.m. ET (check local listings). The programming starts with a national encore broadcast of the...