NLS Alzheimer's disease

Men with blood cells that do not carry the Y chromosome are at greater risk of being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. This is in addition to an increased risk of death from other causes, including many cancers. These new findings by researchers at Uppsala University could lead to a simple test to identify those at […]

An AstraZeneca drug with disappointing results against solid tumors has shown promise in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a team at Yale University in the U.S. The drug, AZD0530, attacks one of the key steps in the development of Alzheimer’s–blocking the activation of the enzyme FYN, which interrupts the synaptic connections between brain […]

A new study from the research project ADEX at the University of Copenhagen shows that just one hour of moderate physical exercise three times a week can slow the development of Alzheimer’s disease when it is at its earliest stages, according to ScienceNordic.  “We’ve known for a long time that physical activity reduces the risk […]

Having type 2 diabetes could increase one’s chances of developing Alzheimer’s Disease, according to a study by researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden. The risk comes from amyloid deposits that characterize Alzheimer’s disease forming in the pancreas of type 2 diabetics. Both diseases are characterized by a process called amyloidosis, in which misfolded proteins accumulate into fibrous […]

Scientists at Karolinska Institutet have reviewed a new Alzheimer’s therapy in which the patients receive an implant that stimulates the growth of a type of nerve cell. The results, which are published in the scientific journal ‘Alzheimer’s & Dementia’, suggest that the introduction of a nerve growth factor can prevent neuronal degradation in Alzheimer’s patients. […]

A simple test to indicate risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease could become a possibility in the future. Researchers at Lund University have previously found Alzheimer related biomarkers in the spinal fluid among people with mild memory difficulties. They have shown that a low level of beta-amyloid increases the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. In the group […]