Topics of Interest: Alzheimer's
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See NIA research news related to Alzheimer's disease below.
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Allopregnanolone reverses memory loss in mouse model of Alzheimer's
June 15, 2010Allopregnanolone, a metabolite of the hormone progesterone that is made in the central nervous system, reversed neurological decline and improved performance on memory tests in 3-month-old mice with characteristics of Alzheimer's...
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Gene linked to Alzheimer’s disease plays key role in cell survival
June 10, 2010Scientists have discovered that a gene linked to Alzheimer’s disease may play a beneficial role in cell survival by enabling neurons to clear away toxic proteins. A study funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the...
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Recovery funds advance Alzheimer’s disease research
November 23, 2009American Recovery and Reinvestment Funds are being used to promote the national research efforts to better understand, diagnose and treat Alzheimer’s disease. The National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of...
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Scientists identify two gene variants associated with Alzheimer’s risk
September 8, 2009In the largest genome-wide association study (GWAS) reported to date involving Alzheimer’s disease, scientists have identified two new possible genetic risk factors for late-onset Alzheimer’s, the most common form of the...
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PET scans with PiB show beta-amyloid in brains of cognitively normal older adults
May 12, 2009Two recent NIA-funded studies used novel imaging techniques to explore the possible connection between the buildup of beta-amyloid protein deposits in the brains in living people and the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD)....
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Study shows possible link between secondhand smoke, cognitive impairment
May 12, 2009A recent article about a population-based study in England reports that exposure to secondhand smoke could increase the odds of older nonsmokers becoming cognitively impaired. In work funded in part by the NIA, researchers measured levels...
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Study to examine early, inherited form of Alzheimer's
November 19, 2008The adult children of people diagnosed with inherited Alzheimer's disease are the focus of a new study to better understand the biology of the disease. Researchers are seeking 300 volunteers with a biological parent with a known...
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Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory (GEM) study fails to show benefit in preventing dementia in the elderly
November 18, 2008The dietary supplement Ginkgo biloba was found to be ineffective in reducing the development of dementia and Alzheimer's disease in older people, according to a study published in the "Journal of the American Medical Association...
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Scientists isolate a toxic key to Alzheimer’s disease in human brains
June 23, 2008Scientists have long questioned whether the abundant amounts of amyloid plaques found in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s actually caused the neurological disease or were a by-product of its progress. Now, using new research...
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Study shows association of glucose metabolism with family history of Alzheimer's
March 11, 2008Cognitively normal people with a maternal family history of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) show reductions in their cerebral glucose metabolism in the same brain areas as those seen in people who have been diagnosed with AD, according to...
