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Ray of Hope in Drug to Treat 'Childhood Alzheimer's'

Feb 9, 2016 3:40 PM CST

Ray of Hope in Drug to Treat 'Childhood Alzheimer's'

Niemann-Pick Disease Type C prevents the body from processing cholesterol properly

(Newser) - Not long before her 10th birthday, Hayley Koujaian began to have seizures. They weren't the first sign that something was amiss—for three years she was put in a variety of learning environments and programs but her cognition seemed to be slowly declining instead of progressing. Finally, after a...

Another Reason
to Resolve to
Get Good Sleep

Jan 10, 2016 7:32 AM CST

Another Reason to Resolve to Get Good Sleep

Researchers suspect a lack of it could 'set the stage' for Alzheimer's

(Newser) - There's a new story to file under the "beware of too little sleep" category, and it's a pretty ominous one: that a lack of deep sleep could help pave the way to Alzheimer's disease. Actually, that there's some sort of relationship has long been established...

Aspirin Holds Promise
for Alzheimer's

study says

Dec 1, 2015 1:10 PM CST

Aspirin Holds Promise for Alzheimer's

Study finds new use for salicylic acid

(Newser) - Aspirin is already used for pain relief and as a treatment for cardiovascular disease and even cancer, Medical News Today reports—and now a new study published in PLOS One finds it could also be useful in the fight against Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases. The central factor in...

Scientists
Might've Just
Revolutionized
Brain Medicine

Nov 11, 2015 1:03 PM CST

Scientists Might've Just Revolutionized Brain Medicine

Canadian scientists breach blood-brain barrier for first time

(Newser) - Inside your head, there's something called the blood-brain barrier—a natural defense system that keeps germs in your bloodstream from entering your brain. While it's great when it comes to preventing bacterial infections, the barrier makes treating some brain diseases impossible, since it prevents drugs from reaching the...

Students Do 'Amazing' Thing for Girl With Rare Brain Disorder

Girl With Odd
Brain Disorder Is
Homecoming
Queen

Oct 18, 2015 4:30 PM CDT

Girl With Odd Brain Disorder Is Homecoming Queen

MichaelAnn Byrne is happy about it, too

(Newser) - A girl who can only communicate with motions and facial expressions said that all she wanted was to have 100 new friends. Now she's been named Homecoming Queen at Cumberland Valley High School in Mechanicsburg, Pa., at the very point in life where her condition may well worsen, PennLive...

Your Essence Is Rooted in Your Character, Not Intellect

NEW STUDY

Sep 30, 2015 7:52 AM CDT

Your Essence Is Rooted in Your Character, Not Intellect

Who we are may have more to do with what we stand for than what we know

(Newser) - In an attempt to begin to tackle the age-old question of what shapes one's identity, researchers at Duke and the University of Arizona surveyed the caregivers of those with different neurodegenerative diseases to see which ones seemed most likely to strip away the essence of a person. Reporting in...

To Have Alzheimer's at 38

Sep 20, 2015 11:30 AM CDT

To Have Alzheimer's at 38

Maclean's writes about a couple's struggle with diagnosis, symptoms, treatment

(Newser) - Alzheimer's in your 30s? It's possible, and a 38-year-old's wrenching struggle with the disease is detailed at the Canadian site Maclean's . Joël Aubin was already experiencing severe symptoms by the time he was 36 years old, but wasn't diagnosed for another 18 months. His...

Seeds of Alzheimer's Could Pass From Person to Person

NEW STUDY

Sep 10, 2015 6:07 AM CDT

Seeds of Alzheimer's Could Pass From Person to Person

Alzheimer's protein may have been passed to patients via growth hormone

(Newser) - Alzheimer's isn't exactly contagious, but a protein that goes on to form the disease was perhaps passed to patients during surgery, meaning there could be an acquired form of the disease, a new study finds. UK researchers, who describe their finding in Nature , studied the brains of eight...

Modern Malady May Be Behind Rise in Dementia

study says

Aug 16, 2015 7:54 AM CDT

Modern Malady May Be Behind Rise in Dementia

Researchers in new study think pollution and pesticides play a role

(Newser) - Could pollution be to blame for why dementia is killing more people and being diagnosed earlier than ever? That's the theory being floated by researchers involved in a study of patients in 21 countries from 1989 to 2010. The Smithsonian reports that while dementia is typically associated with people...

Women May Be More Vulnerable to Alzheimer's

Jul 21, 2015 5:42 PM CDT

Women May Be More Vulnerable to Alzheimer's

And once trouble starts, it spreads faster than it does in men, study suggests

(Newser) - About two-thirds of the Alzheimer's patients in the US are women, and conventional wisdom has long explained away that stat with another: Women live longer. Now, though, three new studies suggests that women's brains are actually more vulnerable to the disease and other forms of dementia, reports NPR...

Simple Tests
May Hint at
Alzheimer's 18 Years
Before Diagnosis

Jun 25, 2015 1:30 PM CDT

Simple Tests May Hint at Alzheimer's 18 Years Before Diagnosis

Study: Those who score low on memory, thinking exams at greater risk

(Newser) - A new study suggests a relatively easy way to gauge whether people are more likely to wind up with an Alzheimer's diagnosis as far as 18 years down the road: memory and thinking tests. A study out of the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago tracked more than 2,...

Omar Sharif
Has Alzheimer's

May 26, 2015 8:52 AM CDT

Omar Sharif Has Alzheimer's

'Lawrence of Arabia' star's agent confirms the news

(Newser) - Legendary Lawrence of Arabia actor Omar Sharif is battling Alzheimer's disease, his agent Steve Kenis confirms to the AP. No additional details were provided about the 83-year-old or his care. His son, Tarek Sharif, first revealed the diagnosis in an interview with Spanish newspaper El Mundo on Saturday. The...

Jury Acquits
Man Accused
of Raping Wife
With Alzheimer's

Apr 22, 2015 5:17 PM CDT

Jury Acquits Man Accused of Raping Wife With Alzheimer's

Henry Rayhons, 78, gets not-guilty verdict in Iowa case

(Newser) - A rough trial in Iowa has ended with a not-guilty verdict. Jurors decided not to convict a 78-year-old man accused of raping his wife in a nursing home while she was incapacitated by Alzheimer's. "The truth finally came out," former state lawmaker Henry Rayhons tells the Des ...

Sleep Apnea, Heavy Snoring Linked to Memory Decline

But breathing machines may slow that loss

(Newser) - If you're prone to heavy snoring or sleep apnea, you could also be prone to something a lot more serious: memory and mild cognitive decline, including Alzheimer's, at a much earlier age. So say researchers out of New York University in the journal Neurology . They studied 2,470...

Study Surfaces Potential
Cause of Alzheimer's

Apr 16, 2015 12:03 PM CDT

Study Surfaces Potential Cause of Alzheimer's

Immune cells could be 'going rogue'

(Newser) - It's the hopeful sort of line you want to see in a press release about an Alzheimer's disease study: Research out of Duke University "not only points to a new potential cause of Alzheimer's but also may eventually lead to a new treatment strategy." The...

78-Year-Old
on Trial for
Having Sex
With His Wife

Apr 14, 2015 11:40 AM CDT

78-Year-Old on Trial for Having Sex With His Wife

Some say Henry Rayhons' wife, Donna, who had dementia, wasn't able to give consent

(Newser) - An elderly man having sexual relations with his wife wouldn't normally be front-page news. But for Henry Rayhons, a former Republican legislator in Iowa, it's a trickier case. The 78-year-old is currently on trial, charged with felony sex abuse for allegedly having sex last May with his wife,...

Overweight People
a Lot Less Likely
to Get Dementia

STUDY SAYS

Apr 10, 2015 3:51 AM CDT

Overweight People a Lot Less Likely to Get Dementia

Biggest study of its kind surprises researchers

(Newser) - The skinnier you are in middle age, the more likely you are to get dementia in your old age, according to British researchers who sound baffled by their own findings. In the largest study of its kind, the researchers looked at up to 20 years of medical records from almost...

This Diet
Slashes
Alzheimer's
Risk by 53%

This Diet Slashes Alzheimer's Risk by 53%

Stick to it so-so and you'll still cut your risk

(Newser) - "We devised a diet and it worked." Indeed: After nearly a decade of research, researchers from Chicago's Rush University Medical Center have concluded that those who followed what they've termed the "MIND diet" slashed their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease by 53% as compared...

Doctors Not Telling Patients They Have Alzheimer's

new report

Mar 24, 2015 7:49 AM CDT

Doctors Not Telling Patients They Have Alzheimer's

Only 45% of Medicare patients with disease were informed of diagnosis

(Newser) - An estimated 700,000 people 65 and older in the US will die with Alzheimer's disease this year, the Alzheimer's Association notes. The sobering statistic and emotionally devastating nature of the disease make it understandable why no doctor relishes having to tell his patients that they've been...

Alzheimer's
Drug Shows
Startling
Promise

Alzheimer's Drug Shows Startling Promise

Puts brakes on mental decline, but not without side effects

(Newser) - "Encouraging" Alzheimer's news: Biogen Idec's drug aducanumab has been shown to slow mental decline in patients with early or mild Alzheimer's disease in a small drug trial, the full results of which were released Friday. The New York Times reports 166 patients were randomly given low...