Category Archives: Research

Can you prevent Alzheimer’s with a great job and some exercise?

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You need to read the full article but really there is still no conclusive evidence of preventative measures that are sure fire.

Research data showed that occupational complexity in early life was associated with greater white matter integrity, meaning fewer signs of aging and higher processing speed and executive function in mid-life.

But it is not clear whether a more complex job causes these signs or white matter complexity influences career choice. It is also too early to tell whether the study participants are going to develop Alzheimer’s disease over time, but the team will continue to monitor them.

 

The data presented certainly point to exercise, cognitive training, and cognitive complexity in daily life as all having a positive influence in preventing decline in old age. But do scientists know anything about the underlying causes?

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Nearly three dozen new Alzheimer’s drugs may reach the market in the next five years, researchers say.

That includes 27 drugs in phase 3 clinical trials, which are later in the drug review process. It also includes eight drugs in phase 2 clinical trials, according to an analysis by ResearchersAgainstAlzheimer’s (RA2) investigators, an UsAgainstAlzheimer’s network.

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2 new genes discovered that relate to Alzheimer’s

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The “exciting” discovery that two genes are linked to Alzheimer’s could lead to a way of treating the devastating and currently incurable disease, scientists believe.

One gene was found to have a protective effect, while different mutations of the other appeared to make the condition more or less likely.

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Taking Alzheimer’s research in a different direction

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Changiz Geula, a professor of neuroscience at Northwestern University, has been studying brain tissue collected from people who died at age 90 or older. He found that some people who die with sharp minds have brains that are clogged with the gunk associated with Alzheimer’s pathology. That means it’s possible to have an “Alzheimer’s brain” but no dementia. Dr. Geula believes that in cases like this, some actor in the brain — call it the opposite of Alzheimer’s — is protecting neurons from damage. We still don’t know what it is.

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Great study results through cooperation

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Researchers led by Arizona State University (ASU) and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) have identified altered expression of a gene called ANK1, which only recently has been associated with memory robbing Alzheimer’s disease, in specific cells in the brain.

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