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Experimental Alzheimer’s Drug Advances to Late-Stage Trials

July 14, 2008

Bapineuzumab, an experimental Alzheimer's drug now undergoing testing, showed promise in mid-stage trials in people with early to moderate Alzheimer's disease.

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In the Oldest Old, Women Are More Likely to Have Dementia Than Men

July 14, 2008

Women over age 90 are significantly more likely to have dementia compared to men in their 90s...

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Mentally Challenging Jobs May Help Keep the Mind Sharp

July 8, 2008

Intellectual stimulation on the job may stave off cognitive decline in old age.

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Can an Advil a Day Keep Alzheimer’s Away?

July 8, 2008

Studies are conflicted on whether anti-inflammatories lower dementia risk.

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Antipsychotics Pose Risks

July 8, 2008

Even Short-Term Use of Psychosis-Fighting Drugs Poses Dangers for Those With Alzheimer's

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An Active Social Life Helps Keep the Mind Sharp

July 8, 2008

A strong social network may be key to a sharp memory.

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Bright Lights and Melatonin May Aid Alzheimer’s Care

July 8, 2008

Use of bright lighting in senior care facilities was associated with improvement in dementia symptoms.

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Middle-Age Smokers May Have Worse Memories Than Those Who Don’t Smoke

July 8, 2008

Smoking at midlife increases the risk of failing memory.

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Alzheimer’s Drug Flurizan Fails in Late-Stage Testing

June 30, 2008

Flurizan, an experimental drug that had been undergoing late-stage testing, failed...

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Writing May Ease the Stress of Caring for Alzheimer’s

June 10, 2008

Expressing thoughts and feelings may help caregivers to make sense of a difficult situation.

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Experimental Drug Flurizan May Slow Decline of Mild Alzheimer’s

June 10, 2008

Patients taking tarenflurbil had less functional decline in mid-size clinical trial.

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Vitamin E May Boost Survival in People with Alzheimer’s Disease

June 3, 2008

New findings show that people with Alzheimer's disease who take vitamin E appear to live longer than those who don't take the vitamin.

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Heavy Drinking, Smoking May Spur Onset of Alzheimer’s

June 3, 2008

Heavy drinkers and heavy smokers develop Alzheimer's disease years earlier than people with Alzheimer's who do not drink or smoke heavily, according to new research.

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High Cholesterol in Your 40s Increases Alzheimer’s Risk

June 3, 2008

Those with high cholesterol in their early 40s are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than those with low cholesterol.

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Diabetes in Mid-Life Increases Alzheimer’s Risk

May 27, 2008

Men who develop diabetes in mid-life significantly increased their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease later.

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Certain Drugs for Parkinson’s Disease and Incontinence May Impair Memory

May 27, 2008

So-called "anticholinergic" medicines for motion sickness, urinary incontinence and other conditions may cause older people to experience greater decline in their thinking skills than people not taking the drugs.

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A Bigger Brain May Help Protect You from Alzheimer’s

May 27, 2008

A large hippocampus -- a part of the brain devoted to memory -- may help ward off Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.

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Exploring the Link Between Depression and Early Alzheimer’s

April 29, 2008

A growing body of evidence suggests that a pattern of depression, even decades earlier, may up the risk for developing Alzheimer's.

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Pittsburgh Compound B Visualizes Alzheimer’s in the Living Brain

April 21, 2008

An imaging agent developed by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center that attaches to brain areas damaged by Alzheimer's disease may allow doctors to diagnose Alzheimer's at an earlier stage.

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Alzheimer’s to Strike One in Eight Baby Boomers

April 21, 2008

About one in six female and one in 10 male baby boomers or more than 10 million people overall are expected to come down with Alzheimer's disease in the coming decades, a new report claims.

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Midlife Spread Increases Risk of Dementia

April 21, 2008

Having a thick middle in your middle years may increase your risk for dementia, a new study shows.

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An Alzheimer’s Diagnosis May Bring Relief

April 11, 2008

There may be multiple benefits for those with dementia to getting a diagnosis.

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Risk of Alzheimer’s Increases When Both Parents Have the Disease

April 11, 2008

If both of your parents have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's, you are at increased risk of developing the disease as well.