DALLAS: In a novel animal study design that mimicked human clinical trials, researchers report that long-term treatment using a small molecule drug that reduces activity of the brain’s stress circuitry significantly reduces Alzheimer’s disease (AD) neuropathology and prevents onset of cognitive impairment in a mouse Read More »

HOUSTON: People with Alzheimer’s disease are being asked to consider taking part in a ground-breaking government-funded trial. The trial is investigating if a drug normally used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) has additional properties that could slow down the progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) Read More »

MIAMI: Exercise boosts a protein in the brain that protects against dementia, according to new research.

The findings could help explain why physical activity helps ward off Alzheimer’s disease – and may lead to a new therapy for the incurable illness.

Experiments on mice found Read More »

DALLAS: Biomarker research could provide more certainty for patients. But it could also bring more grief: should doctors tell patients their minds will one day unravel if there is no treatment? Decades of drug trials have failed to cure the disease.

“If tomorrow I could Read More »