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NIHR recognizes Plymouth Hospitals for promoting clinical research in NHS

Healthcare professionals and academic researchers will have the opportunity to hear from research teams at Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust and its research partners next month.

30 Aug 2013

Research team examines link between genetics and memory problems in Parkinson's patients

A research team at University of Virginia School of Medicine led by Matthew Barrett, MD, MSc, will use a state grant to examine the link between genetics and memory problems in Parkinson's disease patients. Barrett hopes the research will eventually lead to customized treatments for Parkinson's disease patients.

30 Aug 2013

Blood test provides tool essential to trials of therapies for Huntington's disease

An assay designed to measure normal and abnormal forms of the huntingtin protein - the mutated form of which causes Huntington's disease - was successful in detecting levels of the mutant protein in a large multicenter study of individuals at risk for the devastating neurological disorder.

30 Aug 2013

Future of biomedical innovation depends on new trend for all players to work together for common goal

It's a long, expensive, risky road to turn a scientific breakthrough into a treatment that can help patients. Fewer organizations are trying to tackle the challenges alone, says a new paper from MIT researchers published August 28 in the journal Science Translational Medicine.

29 Aug 2013

Study reveals relationship between migraine and low income status

Studies show that migraine is more common among people with lower incomes. This relationship is examined in a study published in the August 28, 2013, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, looking at whether developing migraines limits people's educational and career achievements, leading to a lower income status, or whether problems related to low income such as stressful life events and poor access to health care increase the likelihood of developing migraines.

29 Aug 2013

Study shows that migraine may have long-term effects on the brain's structure

Migraine may have long-lasting effects on the brain's structure, according to a study published in the August 28, 2013, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

29 Aug 2013

Study: Deficiency of protein causes age-related memory loss and Alzheimer's disease

A team of Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers, led by Nobel laureate Eric R. Kandel, MD, has found that deficiency of a protein called RbAp48 in the hippocampus is a significant contributor to age-related memory loss and that this form of memory loss is reversible.

29 Aug 2013

Researchers identify possible treatment strategy for ALS and other neurodegenerative disorders

Researchers have tied mutations in a gene that causes amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other neurodegenerative disorders to the toxic buildup of certain proteins and related molecules in cells, including neurons. The research, published recently in the scientific journal Cell, offers a new approach for developing treatments against these devastating diseases.

29 Aug 2013

Alzheimer’s drug trial: an interview with Geoffrey Kempler, Chairman & CEO Prana Biotechnology

Approval for the IMAGINE trial was granted by the Austin Health Research Ethics Committee in November 2011, with the first patients dosed in March the following year. However, well before the trial was approved, PBT2 had already shown promise in significantly changing Abeta levels in spinal fluid while improving cognition in a previous 12-week trial conducted in 2006.

28 Aug 2013

Study paves way for understanding the crucial role of lncRNA in human neurons

Scientists at A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore have discovered an unusual gene that controls the generation of neurons. This important finding, which is crucial in understanding serious diseases of the brain such as Alzheimer's disease, was reported in the 8th August 2013 issue of the prestigious scientific journal, Molecular Cell.

28 Aug 2013

Research shows specific form of memory associations is encoded in cerebral cortex

'Where' and 'how' memories are encoded in a nervous system is one of the most challenging questions in biological research. The formation and recall of associative memories is essential for an independent life. The hippocampus has long been considered a centre in the brain for the long-term storage of spatial associations.

28 Aug 2013

Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital to receive transition-to-scale grants

he Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development recently shortlisted 53 finalists from around the world from more than 400 entries. Only 22 teams were awarded grants for their bold, new ideas to save the lives of mothers and newborns in developing countries.

27 Aug 2013

State highlights: Iowa asks for federal waiver for state health coverage plan

Gov. Terry Branstad filed a waiver request with federal officials on Friday, seeking expedited approval for a statewide program to expand access to health care for thousands of lower-income Iowans.

27 Aug 2013

Comprehensive test of biomarkers have prognostic and diagnostic value in Parkinson's disease

Perelman School of Medicine researchers at the University of Pennsylvania report the first biomarker results reported from the Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI), showing that a comprehensive test of protein biomarkers in spinal fluid have prognostic and diagnostic value in early stages of Parkinson's disease.

27 Aug 2013

Intracerebral injection of BSC may reduce post-stroke cognitive dysfunction

27 Aug 2013

Sangamo BioSciences signs definitive agreement to buy Ceregene

Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. announced that it signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ceregene, Inc., a privately held biotechnology company focused on developing adeno-associated virus gene therapies.

26 Aug 2013

BSCs may offer new approach for reducing post-stroke cognitive dysfunction

Cognitive deficits following ischemic stroke are common and debilitating, even in the relatively few patients who are treated expeditiously so that clots are removed or dissolved rapidly and cerebral blood flow restored. A new study in Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience demonstrates that intracerebral injection of bone-marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells reduces cognitive deficits produced by temporary occlusion of cerebral blood vessels in a rat model of stroke, suggesting that BSCs may offer a new approach for reducing post-stroke cognitive dysfunction.

26 Aug 2013

Scientists identify specific type of receptor that may aid in treatment of AD, Parkinson’s disease

Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found a way that corrupted, disease-causing proteins spread in the brain, potentially contributing to Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and other brain-damaging disorders.

26 Aug 2013

Ability to draw spontaneously may be preserved in brains of artists even after vascular dementia

The ability to draw spontaneously as well as from memory may be preserved in the brains of artists long after the deleterious effects of vascular dementia have diminished their capacity to complete simple, everyday tasks, according to a new study by physicians at St. Michael's Hospital.

26 Aug 2013

Article sheds new light on differences between normal aging and Alzheimer's disease

The ability of different regions of the brain to communicate gradually breaks down with aging and in Alzheimer's disease, but there are key differences between these two processes. Some of these differences are reported in a study that compared neural networks, signaling efficiency, and disruptions in connectivity in the brains of healthy elderly subjects and patients with Alzheimer's disease.

23 Aug 2013

Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

Latest Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

NIHR recognizes Plymouth Hospitals for promoting clinical research in NHS

Research team examines link between genetics and memory problems in Parkinson's patients

Blood test provides tool essential to trials of therapies for Huntington's disease

Future of biomedical innovation depends on new trend for all players to work together for common goal

Study reveals relationship between migraine and low income status

Study shows that migraine may have long-term effects on the brain's structure

Study: Deficiency of protein causes age-related memory loss and Alzheimer's disease

Researchers identify possible treatment strategy for ALS and other neurodegenerative disorders

Alzheimer’s drug trial: an interview with Geoffrey Kempler, Chairman & CEO Prana Biotechnology

Study paves way for understanding the crucial role of lncRNA in human neurons

Research shows specific form of memory associations is encoded in cerebral cortex

Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital to receive transition-to-scale grants

State highlights: Iowa asks for federal waiver for state health coverage plan

Comprehensive test of biomarkers have prognostic and diagnostic value in Parkinson's disease

Intracerebral injection of BSC may reduce post-stroke cognitive dysfunction

Sangamo BioSciences signs definitive agreement to buy Ceregene

BSCs may offer new approach for reducing post-stroke cognitive dysfunction

Scientists identify specific type of receptor that may aid in treatment of AD, Parkinson’s disease

Ability to draw spontaneously may be preserved in brains of artists even after vascular dementia

Article sheds new light on differences between normal aging and Alzheimer's disease

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