2012

May

• Early signs of Parkinson’s might be seen in colon

• Obama’s Grand Plan To Cure Alzheimer’s

• $80 million research plan takes aim at Alzheimer’s

• Gene Variants That Speed Parkinson’s Progression

• U.S. launches ambitious Alzheimer’s plan with research push

• Individuals with dementia more likely to die at home than in nursing homes

• Georgetown physician leads national resveratrol study for Alzheimer’s disease

• Vitamin K2: New hope for Parkinson’s patients?

• Purpose in life may protect against harmful changes in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease

• Deep brain stimulation may hold promise for mild Alzheimer’s disease

• 10 Signs of Alzheimer’s

• Positive attitude helps in Parkinson’s battle

• Freezing Parkinson’s in its tracks

• Omega-3s may help lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease

• Scientists reveal early diagnostic clues for AD using advanced brain imaging technology

• Freezing Parkinson’s in Its Tracks

April

• Frontotemporal Dementia Seen in Elderly

• Dementia Risk Seen in Study Refusers

• Any kind of physical activity lowers Alzheimer’s risk

• Sanofi to test Parkinson’s drug with Michael J. Fox Foundation

• When does head trauma in sports lead to memory loss?

• New Zealand firm to trial pig cells to treat Parkinson’s

• New findings, imaging may aid diagnosis of concomitant AD in patients with Parkinson’s disease dementia

• India’s Piramal buys Bayer’s potential Alzheimer drug

• New method may help detect marker for Alzheimer’s disease earlier

• Eye Tremors May Be Early Sign of Parkinson’s

• Alzheimer’s precursor protein controls its own fate, study finds

• Antioxidant may disrupt Alzheimer’s disease process

• FDA OKs Agent to Differentiate Alzheimer’s

• U.S. gives nod to Eli Lilly’s brain plaque test

• Pulse Pressure Linked to Risk of CVD in Alzheimer’s

• Eli Lilly Announces FDA Approval of Amyvid For Alzheimer’s Assessment

• More evidence ties diabetes to Parkinson’s risk

March

• Amyloid beta in the brain of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease

• Amyloid Markers May Predict Dementia

• A new test might facilitate diagnosis and drug development for Alzheimer’s disease

• Experts challenge FDA over approval for new dose of Alzheimer’s drug

• Evaluating the association of alcohol intake with cognitive functioning

• Hospitalization can speed cognitive decline in elderly

• New hope for treating Alzheimer’s Disease: A role for the FKBP52 protein

• Antioxidants may not help people with Alzheimer’s

• Blood Vessel Disease of Retina May be Marker of Cognitive Decline

• UCLA Launches Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Program

• How to Recognize Dementia Symptoms

• Potential Alzheimer’s Disease Drug Slows Damage and Symptoms in Animal Model

• Statins May Cut Parkinson’s Risk

• Commonly used dementia drugs can help more patients with Alzheimer’s

• Dementia care offered by Aging Care

• 25 simple steps to help prevent Alzheimer’s

• Dementia figures rise in Hastings and Rother

• Laboratory Research Shows Promising Approach to Preventing Alzheimer’s

• Gene for Lou Gehrig’s Disease and Frontotemporal Dementia Identified

February

• Fish oil prevents atrial fibrillation

• Certain Antipsychotics Up Risk of Death for Patients With Dementia

• Real-time adaptive deep-brain stimulation shows early promise

• Specific antipsychotic drugs increase risk of death in elderly dementia patients

• Drug May be Alzheimer’s Cure

• Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome Treatment & Management

• Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome and vitamin B1

• Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome Brain Disorder

• Purdue researchers reveal role of protein mutation in Parkinson’s disease

• Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome

• What is Korsakoff’s Syndrome

• Alzheimer’s drugs may have adverse side effects

• What is Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome?

• Korsakoff syndrome Epidemiology

• Korsakoff syndrome

• Alzheimer’s Disease Study Shows How The Disease Progresses

• How Fast You Walk and Your Grip in Middle Age May Predict Dementia, Stroke Risk

• Definition of the Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome

• Alcohol-related dementia - Korsakoff’s syndrome

• Possible New Treatment for Huntington’s Disease

• U of A medical researchers discover ‘very promising’ treatment for Huntington disease

• Overeating can double the risk of memory loss

• Obama boosts funds for Alzheimer’s research

• Blurry line in diagnosing early Alzheimer’s: study

• 10 Alzheimer’s warning signs

• Path Is Found for the Spread of Alzheimer’s

• Alzheimer’s Disease: Tau Spreads in the Brain, Not Between People

• Untangling the mysteries of Alzheimer’s

• Study shows Alzheimer’s disease may spread by ‘jumping’ from 1 brain region to another

• Marker for Alzheimer’s disease may affect mental function even in healthy adults

• Three Early-Warning Alzheimer’s Tests

January

• Computer exercise games ‘could help fight dementia’

• Call for better dementia care

• Nurse steals $7000 from dementia patient

• Protein in the brain could be a key target in controlling Alzheimer’s

• Could Alzheimer’s disease be diagnosed with a simple blood test?

• Dementia Increases Risk for Preventable Hospitalizations

• Keeping brain sharp may ward off Alzheimer’s protein

• Dementia Patients More Likely to Be Hospitalized

• Dementia remains ‘hidden disease’

• Dementia symptoms often dismissed, survey says

• Praise for dementia service

• The difference between dementia, Alzheimer’s

• Man with dementia missing in Weston

• SSRIs Not Safe for Elderly Dementia Patients, Says Alzheimer’s Society

• Dementia’s First Signs Appear Long Before Old Age, Study Finds

• Dementia becomes her

• SSRIs Boost Risk of Falls in Dementia Patients