Category Archives: Research

Inherit Alzheimer protection

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Alzheimer protection may be passed on from generation to generation, according to a recent study from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York about the effects of C-reactive protein in elderly people and the incidence of Alzheimer in their families.

How much of this finding can be useful for current cases is unknown but with every piece or research we get closer to a full understanding of how the brain works and what can help us beating this terrible disease.

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Popcorn causes Alzheimer’s disease?

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Diacetyl, used to produce that buttery flavor in, among other foods, microwavable popcorn, may be a cause for Alzheimer’s disease.

University of Minnesota drug-design expert Robert Vince, PhD, and colleagues found that diacetyl causes brain proteins to misfold into the Alzheimer’s-linked form called beta amyloid. Vince’s team also found that diacetyl has an architecture similar to a substance that makes beta-amyloid proteins clump together in the brain — clumping being a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease.

Although other experts claim that popcorn itself can be considered a healthy food, putting the butter on it and shaking your salt pot to heavily will cancel out any nutritional benefits.

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Blood test for Alzheimer’s nearby

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Today we learn about a blood test in development that shows very positive signs of predicting Alzheimer’s. Although it is far from being ready at your local GP’s office, now there are ways to continue this development which will speed up the detection of this terrible disease.

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Epilepsy drug useful for Alzheimer?

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Bearing in mind the note yesterday about the frequent hypes about wonder drugs to reverse Alzheimer’s disease, still we bring you today the news about a epilepsy drug that shows some promise in trails with animals. Lots of ifs and buts though as the Alzheimer is not the Human form but genetically modified and mice are not humans but still, we need some hope and continue to encourage research into novel ways to cure this terrible disease.

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Alzheimer in trading

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With the disappointing news about the outcome of various clinical trails this month, the investors are looking how this shapes the trading environment in Alzheimer related companies for them. Follow the link to find a trading review that also, in reviewing the options for trading shows the current state of the trails and drug development for Alzheimer’s

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Stem cells injection to help Alzheimer’s

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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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