Archive for the 'Alzheimers Disease' Category
Making Your Mind Up, UK
New GMC guidance launched urges doctors to rethink their approach to discussing medical issues with their patients. Doctors should actively engage patients in discussions, allowing them to make decisions based on their individual needs and circumstances. As part of this approach, consent should not be seen as a tick box exercise, but as part of a wider decision making process, in which both parties have an important role to play.Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
No commentsVaccine Triggers Immune Response, Prevents Alzheimer’s
A vaccine created by University of Rochester Medical Center scientists prevents the development of Alzheimer’s disease-like pathology in mice without causing inflammation or significant side effects.Vaccinated mice generated an immune response to the protein known as amyloid-beta peptide, which accumulates in what are called “amyloid plaques” in brains of people with Alzheimer’s.Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
No commentsStudy Outlines Misconceptions About Alzheimers, Australia
Better targeted education is needed to prevent misconceptions held by the general public about Alzheimer’s disease, according to Queensland University of Technology researcher Dr Karen Sullivan. Registered psychologist and senior lecturer for the School of Psychology and Counselling in the Faculty of Health, Dr Sullivan has been studying people’s misconceptions about the condition for the past five years, and said there were a number of things which people misunderstood about it.Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
No commentsStudy Identifies New Gene For Late-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease - Findings Lead To New Line Of Investigation Into Alzheimer’s Research
A new study has identified the cause of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease in several large families in which many siblings suffer from the disease. The gene, known as TRPC4AP on chromosome 20, is involved with calcium regulation. It is known that when calcium levels are not carefully controlled, cells can die, leading to the onset of disease. Alzheimer’s disease is a complex progressive neurodegenerative disorder in which patients suffer from profound cognitive decline.Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
No commentsAlzheimer’s Disease: Finding Has Implications For Host Of Neurodegenerative Diseases
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have shown, in unprecedented detail, how a small molecule is able to selectively take apart abnormally folded protein fibers connected to Alzheimer’s disease and prion diseases. The findings appeared online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Finding a way to dismantle misfolded proteins has implications for new treatments for a host of neurodegenerative diseases.Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
No commentsRegulate Anti Psychotic Drugs Now, UK
Help the Aged have backed an MPs bid to regulate the prescription of anti-psychotic drugs for people with dementia in care homes.Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
No commentsApplied NeuroSolutions To Offer P-Tau 231 Test For Use In Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical Trials
Applied NeuroSolutions, Inc. (OTC BB:APNS)( http://www.AppliedNeuroSolutions.com), a company focused on the development of products for the early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (”AD”), today announced an initiative to provide its P-Tau 231 cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) test to companies undertaking AD clinical trials.Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
No commentsLikely Causative Gene For Late-Onset Alzheimer’s Discovered
The genetic profile of two large Georgia families with high rates of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease points to a gene that may cause the disease, researchers say.Genetic variations called single nucleotide polymorphisms, or SNPs, are common in DNA, but this pattern of SNPs shows up in nine out of 10 affected family members, says Dr. Shirley E.Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
No commentsFirst Conclusive Evidence Of Alzheimer’s-Like Brain Tangles In Nonhuman Primates, Findings Could Pave Way For New Human Treatments
Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have discovered the first conclusive evidence of Alzheimer’s-like neurofibrillary brain tangles in an aged nonhuman primate.Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
No commentsSandra Day O’connor, Newt Gingrich Testify At Aging Hearing On Alzheimer’s, USA
U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl (D-WI) held a hearing on Alzheimer’s, a disease that currently affects over five million Americans and their families. Witnesses provided an update on the latest research and treatments, issues surrounding early-onset diagnoses, the importance of training and support for patient caregivers, and the need for a comprehensive strategy as more and more Americans are diagnosed with the disease.Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
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