The Vanishing Mind: Giving Alzheimer’s Patients Their Way, Even Chocolate:

Dementia patients at Beatitudes are allowed practically anything that brings comfort, even an alcoholic “nip at night,” said Tena Alonzo, director of research. “Whatever your vice is, we’re your folks,” she said ( Read more... )

Discovered: Indian spice reduces Alzheimer's symptoms by 30%: Turmeric, a widely available and popular spice, can keep the brain sharp -- naturally.

(Note that the title is misleading: the actual result was "...published in the Journal of Neurochemistry. That trial found a 30 percent decrease in the size of Alzheimer's-associated brain plaque in ( Read more... )

Cheers to toronaga_lol for the heads-up (HAHASEEWUTIDIDTHR):

Promise Seen for Detection of Alzheimer’s:

...his tiny start-up company might have overcome one of the biggest obstacles in diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease. It had found a dye and a brain scan that, he said, can show the hallmark plaque building up in the brains of people with the disease ( Read more... )

A Skin Test for Alzheimer's Disease: Scientists aim to commercialize a test that detects an inflammatory marker in skin.

In part:

The new test, developed by Daniel Alkon, scientific director of BRNI, targets a group of enzymes called PKCs, which are involved in long-term memory storage. Alkon and others have found that a select set of these ( Read more... )

Alzheimer's 'is brain diabetes':

The latest study, joint research between Northwestern University in the US and the University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, looked at the effects of insulin on proteins called ADDLs, which build up in the brains of Alzheimer's patients and cause damage ( Read more... )

How...random!

Apple juice could guard against Alzheimer's Disease: Drinking apple juice could help prevent Alzheimer's disease, a new study indicates ( Read more... )

Eyes reveal health secrets of the brain:

Thanks to an optical version of ultrasound, it is becoming possible to locate and monitor the growth of brain tumours, and to track neurodegenerative conditions like multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease - all by peering into the eye ( Read more... )

Cold Sore Virus Linked To Alzheimer's Disease: New Treatment, Or Even Vaccine Possible:

Professor Ruth Itzhaki and her team at the University's Faculty of Life Sciences have investigated the role of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1) in AD, publishing their very recent, highly significant findings in the Journal of Pathology ( Read more... )

The creation of a "universe in a test tube" may provide the ability to actually TEST popular suppositions of theoretical physics.

And?

Researchers in November announced they were able to transform mature skin cells back into stem cells, thereby possibly eliminating the need to destroy embryos to obtain stem cells for testing.

And?

A new drug ( Read more... )