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NEWS ABOUT: Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's Disease stories: 94 news summaries

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 Retire Later, Delay 
 Alzheimer's: Study 

Work keeps brain alert, cells connected

May 18, 09 1:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - It may be a bitter pill to swallow, but delaying retirement is one way to stave off Alzheimer's, a new study has found. Each extra year of work amounted to a six-week delay in the condition's development among patients studied. Alzheimer's is caused by brain cell loss, and the mental... More »

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work • retirement • brain • medical study • Alzheimer's Disease

Journos Sign Shields' Mom Out of Nursing Home

Enquirer accused of looking for scoop

May 16, 09 3:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - An outraged Brooke Shields says a pair of tabloid reporters hungry for a story checked her mother, a dementia sufferer, out of a nursing home earlier this week, People reports. Shields says police informed her that two National Enquirer reporters posing as her mother's friends signed her out of the... More »

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dementia • nursing homes • tabloids • National Enquirer • Alzheimer's Disease • Brooke Shields

(Newser) - States across the US are moving to create procedures that would alert the public about older people in the grips of dementia who’ve gone missing, the AP reports. The so-called “Silver Alert” system has already been taken up by 15 states, and the House has approved a national... More »

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Congress • elderly • dementia • missing person • Amber Alert • Alzheimer's Disease • Silver Alert • older people

 Study: Fatty Foods 
 Boost Memory 

Hormone may have helped early humans remember where the rich pickings were

Apr 28, 09 3:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - The same foods blamed for clogging arteries may help the brain build memories, National Geographic reports. Researchers studying obesity discovered that rats given oleoylethanolamide, or OEA—a compound produced in the intestines when fat is digested—demonstrated improved memory retention in tasks. They believe the same mechanism exists in humans... More »

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food • memory • brain • long term memory • memory consolidation • Alzheimer's Disease

(Newser) - The Alzheimer’s patient had forgotten nearly everything, including his own name, but the sound of Frank Sinatra moved him to grab his wife and dance. The phenomenon demonstrates how deep-seated music is in the human brain, Sara Davidson writes for the New York Times’ New Old Age blog. “... More »

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elderly • dementia • aging • brain • physical therapy • brain damage • Alzheimer's Disease • music therapy

 New Drug 
 Could Halt 
 Alzheimer's 

Treatment removed damaging protein from blood, brains of patients

Apr 14, 09 4:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - British researchers believe a new drug has the potential to stop Alzheimer's disease in its tracks, reports the BBC. Testing found that the drug, called CPHPC, removed a protein thought to play a key role in Alzheimer's from the blood and, unexpectedly, the brain, in five patients treated for 3... More »

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drugs • dementia • brain • medical research • Alzheimer's Disease

(Newser) - Gyms offering to exercise the brain instead of the body are attracting thousands of aging Americans seeking to tone their gray matter, the Wall Street Journal reports. The gyms are generally based around brain-fitness software, but some offer courses in brain nutrition as well as mental-fitness assessments with personal trainers... More »

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memory • dementia • aging • brain • brain fitness • Alzheimer's Disease

(AP) - The health-care costs of Alzheimer’s patients are more than triple those of other older people, and that doesn’t include billions of hours of unpaid care from family members, a new report suggests. Compared with other people aged 65 and older, those with the mind-destroying disease are much more... More »

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health care costs • Alzheimers Association • Alzheimer's Disease

After 14 Years, NJ Alzheimer's Patient Identified

Can now be moved
to nursing home from psychiatric hospital

Mar 24, 09 10:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - A long-unidentified woman with Alzheimer’s who has spent the past 14 years in New Jersey psychiatric hospitals finally has a name—and may now be moved to a nursing home, the Newark Star-Ledger reports. A suspected illegal immigrant before she was identified, Elba Leonor Diaz Soccaras, 74, was ineligible... More »

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New Jersey • nursing homes • psychiatric treatment center • Alzheimer's Disease • Elba Leonor Diaz Soccaras

 Got Milk? 
 It May Fight 
 Alzheimer's 

Drink is great source of key vitamin B12

Mar 1, 09 5:31 PM CST
(Newser) - Two glasses of milk a day could help prevent brain-deteriorating diseases like Alzheimer’s, scientists at Oxford have found. Milk, they observed, is an excellent source of vitamin B12, which experts believe helps protect nerve cells; elderly people with low B12 levels experience twice the brain shrinkage of those with... More »

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medical breakthrough • dementia • milk • vitamins • Oxford University • health research • Alzheimer's Disease

 Soy Goo May Fight Alzheimer's 

Enzyme in fermented beans attacks brain plaques

Feb 23, 09 10:25 AM CST
(Newser) - The good news: There may be a natural way to treat Alzheimer's disease. The bad news: It's kind of gross. A recent study found that natto, the stinky and slimy soybean product featured in some Japanese dishes, contains an enzyme that can shred the type of brain plaque that causes... More »

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enzyme • scientific research • soybeans • brain plaque • Alzheimer's Disease • brain chemistry

(Newser) - The children of Alzheimer’s sufferers can develop memory problems much earlier than previously believed, according to a large new study. Boston University researchers administered memory tests to a group of middle-aged people, all of whom carried a gene linked to Alzheimer’s, but only half of whom had parents... More »

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memory loss • heredity • scientific study • Alzheimer's Disease

(Newser) - Researchers have discovered a new link between Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment, a condition that often leads to the brain disorder, CNN reports. In a neuroimaging study, more than half of MCI patients showed brain atrophy similar to those with Alzheimer’s; indeed, a year later, 29% of... More »

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MRI • brain scans • medical study • Alzheimer's Disease • mild cognitive impairment • atrophy

Insulin May
Help Treat Alzheimer's

Researchers liken
degenerative disease to brain diabetes

Feb 3, 09 3:26 PM CST
(Newser) - Alzheimer’s disease “is a type of brain diabetes”—meaning that insulin treatments could help fight it, scientists say. Researchers found that brain cells treated with insulin plus a drug to speed its effects were much less affected by the disease, the BBC reports. “Our results demonstrate... More »

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medicine • dementia • diabetes • medical treatment • insulin • type 2 diabetes • Alzheimer's Disease

 Dieting Could 
 Help Your 
 Memory 



Cutting calories could help stave off
dementia, Alzheimer's

Jan 27, 09 11:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Eating less could help you remember more, a study suggests. Among volunteers with an average age of 60, the Telegraph reports, those instructed to eat 30% fewer calories improved their memory test scores by 20% compared to those asked to maintain their diets or eat 20% more. The finding fuels... More »

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memory • dementia • diet • memory loss • Alzheimer's Disease

Coffee Each Day May
Keep Alzheimer's Away

3-5 cups per day seen to reduce chance of Alzheimer's by up to 65%: study

Jan 15, 09 5:31 PM CST
(Newser) - Researchers don’t quite know why, but a new study suggests that moderate coffee intake dramatically reduces the likelihood of Alzheimer’s disease, AFP reports. A 20-year Finnish study of 1,409 subjects shows middle-aged people who drink 3-5 cups a day are 60% to 65% less likely to contract... More »

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diabetes • coffee • caffeine • Finland • antioxidants • scientific study • Alzheimer's Disease • nervous system

 Ultrasound May Help 
 Counter Brain Disease 

Low frequency ultrasound shown to release neurotransmitters

Jan 10, 09 4:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Bombarding the brain with sound waves may not seem like the most logical way to repair damage, but a new study shows that ultrasound may have therapeutic uses, reports the Economist. While ultrasound technology has long been used to take images of human interiors, such as fetuses in the... More »

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Parkinson's disease • brain • neurons • Alzheimer's Disease • brain chemistry • ultrasound

OPINION

Concussion Means It's Time to Retire, Moron

Roethlisberger risks losing far more than just a football game

Jan 8, 09 1:38 PM CST
(Newser) - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger plans to start Sunday’s playoff game despite having sustained a concussion on the final day of the regular season, and he and the people aiding and abetting that foolhardy decision need a wake-up call. “Ben Roethlisberger is not brave,” Charles P. Pierce... More »

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NFL • dementia • Ben Roethlisberger • football • Pittsburgh Steelers • hockey • concussions • Boston Bruins • brain injuries • Alzheimer's Disease • Patrice Bergeron • head injuries

Cell Phone Use Linked
to Heart Disease

Study finds average American owns 2 cell phones

Dec 31, 08 10:11 AM CST
(Newser) - Add another ill to the cell phone pile: Using one may cause heart disease and kidney stones, researchers have found. The radiation emitted by the phones causes red blood cells to leak hemoglobin, which can lead to heart and kidney problems. An earlier study reported this same radiation can also... More »

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cell phones • heart disease • radiation • kidney stones • Alzheimer's Disease

 Columbo Star 
 Has Alzheimer's 

Daughter seeks legal custody to shelter ailing dad

Dec 16, 08 1:04 PM CST
(Newser) - Peter Falk has Alzheimer's disease and no longer recognizes people, says the Columbo star's daughter. Catherine Falk filed court papers seeking conservatorship of her father, reports TMZ, saying he "requires full-time custodial care for his health and safety" and that she fears he "can easily be deceived into... More »

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Hollywood • conservatorship • Alzheimer's Disease • Peter Falk • Catherine Falk • Columbo

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