News & Highlights
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Questions and answers on launch of NIA memory impairment study
March 15, 1999
1. What is Mild Cognitive Impairment? Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a condition characterized by memory impairment with otherwise unaffected... -
Scientists discover new gene associated with Alzheimer's
February 27, 1998
University of Pittsburgh researchers supported by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the National Cancer Institute report in the March 1998... -
26 National Alzheimer's Disease Centers collaborate on study of the utility of genetic testing for Alzheimer's
February 18, 1998
Scientists at 26 Alzheimer's Disease Centers have collaborated on a study that concludes that a test for a form of an Alzheimer's-related... -
Estrogen replacement may help slow decline in memory in post-menopausal women
December 22, 1997
A new long-term study from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) suggests that use of estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) by post-menopausal women may... -
New study finds substance that helps working memory work better
June 9, 1997
The drug, physostigmine, when administered to people by infusion in laboratory tests, aids and improves performance of everyday working memory.... -
New drug therapies delay effects of Alzheimer's disease
April 23, 1997
Selegiline (or Eldepryl) and alpha-tocopherol (or Vitamin E) may slow important functional signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease by about 7... -
Low rates of Alzheimer's disease found in Cherokee Indians
October 14, 1996
The degree to which Cherokee Indians are of pure ancestry or mixed ancestry may play a role in delaying the development of Alzheimer's disease after... -
Scientists develop mouse model for Alzheimer's disease
October 3, 1996
A new mouse model that will further understanding of Alzheimer's disease and ultimately allow for testing of drug therapies has been developed by... -
Study yields new clues for Alzheimer's disease
September 24, 1996
Several recent studies have begun to define the involvement of certain genes in the development of Alzheimer's disease. But a new study comparing... -
Estrogen and delayed onset of Alzheimer's disease
August 16, 1996
National Institute on Aging (NIA)-supported scientists at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center suggest that estrogen therapy taken by post-menopausal... -
Landmark study links cognitive ability of youth with Alzheimer's disease risk later in life
February 20, 1996
Women who scored poorly on measures of cognitive ability as young adults were found to be at higher risk for Alzheimer's disease and poor... -
Innovative programs to be tested for Alzheimer's disease caregivers
November 30, 1995
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) today announced a major initiative to develop and test new ways for families and friends to manage the daily... -
A new tool for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease
October 6, 1995
Monitoring levels of the protein tau in cerebrospinal fluid may be a useful diagnostic tool for early detection of mild Alzheimer's disease. The... -
Will latest genetic discovery solve the Alzheimer's disease riddle?
August 17, 1995
Scientists have found a fourth gene that is linked to Alzheimer's disease and National Institute on Aging (NIA) neuroscientist Dr. Creighton... -
Hypothesis for cause of memory loss in Alzheimer's disease proposed
May 23, 1994
An unexpected discovery by researchers at The National Institutes of Health (NIH), may help to explain how Alzheimer's disease causes memory loss... -
Similar disease mechanisms found in both diabetes and Alzheimer's disease
April 20, 1994
Alzheimer's disease and adult-onset diabetes, two of the most prevalent diseases of the aging population, may share a common disease mechanism,... -
Possible targets for treatment of Alzheimer's disease advanced by recent gene breakthroughs
November 7, 1993
Allen Roses, M.D., and his colleagues* have found a possible mechanism by which a variant of the Apolipoprotein (ApoE) gene protects against abnormal... -
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