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Moss Protein Plays Role In Alzheimer’s Disease, Researchers Believe - “Preventing Alzheimer’s disease is a goal of Raphael Kopan, Ph.D., professor of molecular biology and pharmacology at the Washington University School of Medicine. The moss plant Physcomitrella patens studied in the laboratory of Ralph S. Quatrano, Ph.D., the Spencer T. Olin Professor and chair of the biology department on WUSTL’s Danforth Campus, might inch Kopan toward that goal. Here’s how…” (more)
Iron banded worms drying out of blood could be linked to Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s - “Researchers at the University of Warwick and the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur have discovered that the mechanism that we rely on to transport iron safely through our blood stream can, in certain circumstances, collapse into a state which grows long worm-like “fibrils” banded by lines of iron rust. This process could provide the first insight into how iron gets deposited in the brain to cause some forms of Parkinson’s & Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s diseases…” (more)
Mild Alzheimer’s Patients Show Rapid Decline In Financial Skills Over One Year - “New research from UAB (University of Alabama at Birmingham) shows that patients with mild Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have a dramatic decline in their ability to make financial decisions over a one year period. The findings, published Feb. 8 online in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, have strong implications for caregivers and health care providers in the areas of estate planning and fraud prevention…” (more)
Neuro-Hitech Reports Cognitive Improvement From Phase Two Clinical Trial Of Huperzine A In Alzheimer’s Disease Patients - “Neuro-Hitech, Inc. (NASDAQ: NHPI), a New York-based biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative drugs for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, announced top-line results from the double-blind part of a phase 2 clinical trial of Huperzine A in mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients…” (more)
Vitamin E Or C Does Not Reduce Risk Of Dementia Or Alzheimer’s - Controversial Research Suggests Vitamins May Not Be Beneficial For Prevention - “Contrary to previous research, older adults who use over-the-counter vitamin E or C supplements do not have a reduced risk of developing dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. This is according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society…” (more)
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