LearningRx1 alzheimer's | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 32

Alzheimer’s vaccine could be tested in humans in 3-5 years

Aug 17, 2016 by

Scientists in the U.S. and Australia have created a formula that targets the proteins that play a role in both the development and the progression of Alzheimer’s. The vaccine generates antibodies that attack tau proteins and beta-amyloid proteins....

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Phase III trial of Alzheimer’s drug offers hope to patients...

Aug 13, 2016 by

Scientists have completed the first phase III clinical trial of a drug that targets a tau, the hallmark protein of Alzheimer’s the forms twisted fibers and neuron death....

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Early Alzheimer’s linked to “leakage” in the brain

Aug 5, 2016 by

While normally, the blood-brain barrier prevents leaks between the brain and the bloodstream, people with early Alzheimer’s appear to have more of them....

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Older adults have weak “clutter control” in their brain

Jul 22, 2016 by

Georgia Institute of Technology researchers found that seniors (60+ and older) struggle to remember details because their brains are ‘cluttered” with irrelevant information....

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Older adults with undiagnosed dementia might risk their safety...

Jul 18, 2016 by

Adults 65 and older who have dementia but don’t know it are nearly twice (than those who have been diagnosed with dementia) as likely to drive, cook, manage medication or undertake other activities that might put them in harm’s...

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Brain enzyme could prevent Alzheimer’s

Jul 16, 2016 by

Researchers at Indiana University have discovered an enzyme that appears to halt proteinopathy (a build-up of a protein called “tau”). This accumulation of protein clumps occurs in Lou Gehrig’s disease, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and ALS....

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