Alzheimer’s News From Around the World.
Early-stage Alzheimer’s patients push for research - “Don Hayen has a handy way of deflecting the instant pity that comes when he reveals his Alzheimer’s disease: “But I haven’t lost my keys all day,” he quickly jokes…” (more)
New Strategy Against Alzheimer’s Disease Following Unexpected Results From Study - “Interrupting a signaling pathway in certain immune system cells in laboratory mice had the opposite effect researchers expected but opened the possibility of a new approach to treating Alzheimer’s disease, according to an article in the journal Nature Medicine…” (more)
Green Tea Prevents Deathly Plaque Formation In Parkinson’s And Alzheimer’s - First Results In The Test Tube And With Cell Models - “The substance ECGC (Epigallocatechin-3-gallate) from green tea can redirect the deadly process which leads to the accumulation of protein aggregates in Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease. EGCG modulates a cascade of protein misfolding in such a way that the formation of deadly plaques is interrupted, and harmless protein structures emerge instead. Researchers of the Max Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch, a national research laboratory of the Helmholtz Association in Germany have made this discovery in the test tube and in cell models…” (more)
Appealing The Death Sentence For Brain Cells - “A new drug candidate discovered by Tel Aviv University researcher Prof. Illana Gozes may lead to an effective treatment against the debilitative Alzheimer’s disease. This compound could also treat a number of diseases where patients suffer from cognitive deficits, such as schizophrenia and Parkinson’s, by limiting damage to the brain…” (more)
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