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In an experiment with rats, stem cells were injected in their brains and seemed to restore memory functions. This is not the first experiment with stem cells but it is the first where the treatment was shown to have a positive effect on memory functions. Lots more research will be necessary to get this treatment to be accepted as a way to treat Alzheimer’s but it is yet another option we will be watching.
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University Feinberg School of Medicine have developed a new “one-size-fits-all” therapy drug that could potentially treat Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis and traumatic brain injury
The drug’s trick lies in reducing a particular type of inflammation in the brain known as neuroinflammation. This brain response has become increasingly considered a common denominator for many neurological disorders, as well as playing a major role in brain injuries. To decrease inflammation, the drug developed at Northwestern binds to and decreases a molecule known as cytokine, which is released in large quantities during the neuroinflammatory response.
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Pfizer said Monday that a highly anticipated experimental drug for Alzheimer’s disease, called bapineuzumab, wasn’t effective at slowing memory loss in a large, late-stage clinical trial in patients with a high-risk genetic mutation.
The negative result from this trial, the first of two late-stage trials on bapineuzumab to be announced this year, was expected by many scientists and investors, but it is nonetheless a disappointment to the companies and for the field of Alzheimer’s research.
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Nestle has bought a stake in U.S. firm Accera to support the rollout of a medical food brand for Alzheimer’s patients, as the world’s biggest food group seeks to expand in the health and nutrition business
Nestle said Axona provides an alternative energy source for Alzheimer’s patients, whose brains become less able to use glucose, resulting in improved memory and cognitive function, according to ongoing clinical trials.
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New studies show that sleeping more than 9 or less than 5 hours may cause early signs of Alzheimer’s disease. Also if with aging sleep patterns change for two or more hours per night the functioning of the brain worsens.
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Exercise is healthy and it is well known that staying active helps with preventing Alzheimer’s disease. New studies have however compared how well different forms of exercise were beneficial and it turns out that weight lifting or strength training is most helpful in fighting Alzheimer’s.
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