Alzheimer's disease

Can The Brain Heal Itself? Scientists say they have succeeded in activating an overlooked self-repair system that enables animal brains, and potentially those of humans...

Tag finds brain-clogging plaques in Alzheimer's Researchers said on Tuesday they found a way to tag the waxy

Guidelines issued for driving with Alzheimer's Patients with early Alzheimer's disease are at an increased risk of accidents when they drive...

Estrogen replacement therapy may boost memory Do women on estrogen replacement therapy really fare better in terms of brain aging?

Brain May Be Easier To Repair Than Previously Thought After 10 years, the drugs Dr. Jacqueline Winterkorn had been taking to quell the shaking and immobility of Parkinson`s disease were wearing off...

Despite Objections, Hopes Rise For Material That Could Repair Human Ailments Some Readers May Find Objectionable Biologist John Gearhart is happy to open the incubator in his Johns Hopkins laboratory and bring out a tray of plastic dishes holding the colonies of human cells that have catapulted him to scientific fame,...

Web site helps disabled design an exercise program Exercise offers many benefits, and a new Web site from the National Center on Physical Activity and Disability...

UC Davis Study Shows Cognitive Decline Is Not Normal In Aging Finding Opens Door To Prevention By Showing Older People With Atherosclerosis Or Diabetes In Combination With The ApoE4 Gene Are At Much Higher Risk For Memory Loss, Cognitive Decline In a study that tracked changes in cardiovascular health and cognitive function in 5,888 community-dwelling senior citizens annually over a ten-year period, researchers at UCDavis School of Medicine and...

New Study May Unlock Mystery Of Alzheimer`s Disease And Speed Search For Effective Treatment An immunization with the very peptide that initiates accumulation of amyloid plaques in the brains of people with Alzheimer`s disease reduces existing plaques...

80-Year-Old Researcher Attacks Myths About Aging Robert Kahn told an Albuquerque audience last month that George Bernard Shaw gave this bit of advice to the young: "Do not try to live forever. You will not succeed." ...