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Space travel can accelerate Alzheimer’s: U.S. study
Long journeys into deep space, including a mission to Mars, could expose astronauts to levels of cosmic radiation harmful to the brain and accelerate Alzheimer’s disease, said US research Monday. The NASA-funded study involved bombarding mice with varied radiation doses, including levels comparable to what voyagers would experience during a…
Study reveals children’s cells may benefit mother’s body long after birth
A new study has shown that the bond between mothers and their children may be even more elemental than common wisdom and centuries of art and literature would have us believe. According to Scientific American, new research by the National Institute of Health indicates that mothers’ and children’s cells may…
Alzheimer’s may be detectable earlier than thought
PARIS — Researchers said Tuesday they had seen the earliest-ever warning signs of Alzheimer’s Disease — among a high-risk group of 20-somethings — in the ongoing quest for early detection and prevention. A major problem in the search for a cure for this debilitating form of dementia is that symptoms…
Many mysteries remain as Alzheimer’s epidemic looms
More than 100 years after it was first caught in the act of decaying a patient’s brain, Alzheimer’s remains one of medicine’s greatest challenges as it robs ever more people of their memory and independence. Researchers make halting progress, reporting small steps forward along with many frustrating setbacks. And while…
Dementia cases ‘to double by 2030′: WHO
The number of people with dementia is expected to almost double to 65.7 million by 2030, according to a World Health Organisationreport published on Wednesday. By 2050 the number of sufferers could be more than three times the current figure of 35.6 million, the UN body said. The report published with Alzheimer’s Disease…
Cancer drug reverses Alzheimer’s in mice: study
WASHINGTON — A widely available cancer drug has shown remarkable success in reversing Alzheimer’s disease in mice, raising hope of a breakthrough against incurable dementia in humans, US researchers said Thursday. Mice treated with the drug, known as bexarotene, became rapidly smarter and the plaque in their brains that was…
Funding boosted for Alzheimer’s research
The administration of US President Barack Obama announced on Tuesday it will boost funding for research into Alzheimer’s disease by $130 million, a 25 percent increase over the next two years. Leading health officials said an extra $50 million would be made available immediately for cutting-edge Alzheimer’s research and that…
Study finds Alzheimer’s spreads like infection
A new US study has found that Alzheimer’s disease spreads from one part of the brain to another like an infection, a discovery that could aid the development of treatments to slow its progress. The Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) study on transgenic mice found that the abnormal tau protein…
Former Boston Mayor Kevin White dies at 82
(Reuters) – Former Boston Mayor Kevin White, who led the city for 16 years and shepherded it through a period of racial tension and court-ordered school desegregation, died on Friday at age 82. White, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2003, died at his Boston home, family spokesman George…
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