Certain diets allegedly linked to Alzheimer’s Disease - Lexology

Certain diets allegedly linked to Alzheimer’s Disease - Lexology: A recent study has reportedly claimed that diets high in calories and animal fat are associated with increased rates of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in Japan and eight other countries. William Grant, "Trends in Diet and Alzheimer’s Disease During the Nutrition Transition in Japan and Developing Counties," Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, September 2013. Using nutrition data supplied by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, Sunlight, Nutrition and Health Research Center Director William Grant compared AD trends in Japan with changes in national dietary supply factors, alcohol consumption and lung cancer mortality rates over 25 years, in addition to comparing AD trends in eight developing countries with changes in national dietary supply factors over the same time period.

ADDING MULTIMEDIA Cure for Alzheimer's Disease? Renowned Inventor and Entrepreneur, Eric Knight, Unveils Alzheimer's Treatment System in Conjunction with World Alzheimer's Month. - MarketWatch

ADDING MULTIMEDIA Cure for Alzheimer's Disease? Renowned Inventor and Entrepreneur, Eric Knight, Unveils Alzheimer's Treatment System in Conjunction with World Alzheimer's Month. - MarketWatch: Knight continued, "Three-and-a-half years ago, I began working on an invention that appears to have the potential to remove from the brain the beta-amyloid 'plaque' associated with Alzheimer's disease. I completed my first prototype in 2010, and continued my research and development to the point where I could patent the device. My therapeutic system applies simple radio waves in a particular method via aerospace-inspired technology. So, in effect, I've applied 'rocket science' in a new and novel way to create this Alzheimer's treatment technique."

Poor Dental Health and Eating Red Meat Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease

Poor Dental Health and Eating Red Meat Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease: The Research team led by Professor Stjohn Crean and Dr. Sim Singhrao at the University of Central Lancashire (United Kingdom) School of Medicine and Dentistry recently found that there is a connection between dental health and Alzheimer’s disease. They published their findings in the May 2013 Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease titled “Determining the Presence of Periodontopathic Virulence Factors in Short-Term Postmortem Alzheimer’s Disease Brain Tissue.” Ten patients with dementia were compared to ten patients without dementia. All ten of the subjects with Alzheimer’s showed the presence of products from Porphyromonas gingivalis bacteria in the brain, which were absent in those with dementia.

Diabetes drug shows promise in Alzheimer's Disease | wzzm13.com

Diabetes drug shows promise in Alzheimer's Disease | wzzm13.com: Kalamazoo (WZZM) - Researchers at Metabolic Solutions in Kalamazoo announced the results of a phase two clinical trial.

The drug being studied was originally developed to treat diabetes, but showed potential as a treatment for Alzheimer's disease.

The study looked at the decline in brain glucose metabolism and its link to Alzheimer's.

The drug maintained metabolism levels in key regions of the brain affected by mental decline.

a cancer drug that rapidly removed the damaging protein implicated in the progression of the illness

a cancer drug that rapidly removed the damaging protein implicated in the progression of the illness

Alzheimer's Disease Slowed In Mice After Receiving Novel Drug - Health News - redOrbit

Alzheimer's Disease Slowed In Mice After Receiving Novel Drug - Health News - redOrbit: According to their report in the journal Alzheimer´s Research and Therapy, the Salk team has developed a novel drug candidate currently referred to as J147.

“J147 is an exciting new compound because it really has strong potential to be an Alzheimer’s disease therapeutic by slowing disease progression and reversing memory deficits following short-term treatment,” lead author Marguerite Prior, a researcher at Salk’s Cellular Neurobiology Laboratory, said in a statement.

Promising New Tactic Found in Battle Against Alzheimer’s Disease | TIME.com

Promising New Tactic Found in Battle Against Alzheimer’s Disease | TIME.com: Reporting in the journal Neuron, Dr. Stephen Strittmatter, professor of neurology at Yale University School of Medicine, describes a missing link in the Alzheimer’s disease process that could lead the way to new drug-based treatments. Alzheimer’s is characterized by the presence of sticky deposits of a protein called amyloid, which the human body makes naturally, but tends to accumulate in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients. As the plaques grow, they starve nerve cells, cutting off their ability to communicate with other cells via synapses, leading to their death and to the symptoms of memory loss, dementia and impaired thinking that are signs of advanced disease.

How Down syndrome may help unravel Alzheimer's puzzle - NBC News.com

How Down syndrome may help unravel Alzheimer's puzzle - NBC News.com: Scientists have known for decades that people with Down syndrome were at increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, but they didn’t know why. Some researchers now believe that understanding the connection between the two conditions might help us unravel the Alzheimer’s puzzle and point towards therapies that might slow, or even halt, the dreaded disease.

Staying mentally sharp as you age and Alzheimer's disease | Ocala.com

Staying mentally sharp as you age and Alzheimer's disease | Ocala.com: Worried about Alzheimer's disease? You're in the majority. A national survey says it's North America's most feared disease. While nothing, so far, can guarantee you'll prevent or reverse the plaques, tangles and nerve-cell death that characterize Alzheimer's, it turns out keeping the blood vessels in your brain healthy may cut your risk of brain dysfunction by a lot. There's more and more evidence from academic and scientific brain centers around the world that a few simple steps can protect your cognitive powers and slash your risk for Alzheimer's.