DALLAS: A new protein which will help scientists to understand why nerve cells die in people with Alzheimer’s disease has been designed in a University of Sussex laboratory.

In people with Alzheimer’s, Amyloid-beta (Abeta) proteins stick together to make amyloid fibrils which form clumps between Read More »

DALLAS: A ground-breaking new early ‘gene’ test for Alzheimer’s is offering hope to millions. The “exciting” breakthrough would help early diagnosis and better treatment, enabling doctors to prescribe patients drugs and brain exercises to slow the onset of the disease before it is too late. Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C.: These days you can’t read a health magazine or go to the doctor without learning about the importance of vitamin D – a nutrient activated in the skin by the sun-and the harms of a deficiency.

While the vitamin is a buzzword right now, Read More »

CHICAGO: A team of researchers have discovered a new molecule that they say may be a major step towards the creation of an Alzheimer’s vaccine.

The molecule, known as monophosphoryl lipid A (MPL), has shown evidence of stimulating the brain’s natural immune defense against the Read More »