Posts Tagged ‘university’
Green Tea And Red Wine Extracts Interrupt Alzheimer’s Disease Pathway In Cells
Natural chemicals found in green tea and red wine may disrupt a key step of the Alzheimer’s disease pathway, according to new research from the University of Leeds.
In early-stage laboratory experiments, the researchers identified the process which allows harmful clumps of protein to latch on to brain cells, causing them to die. They were able to interrupt this pathway using the purified extracts of EGCG from green tea and resveratrol from red wine.
Source: Green tea and red wine extracts interrupt Alzheimer’s disease pathway in cells
Exercise Can Slow Onset of Alzheimer’s Memory Loss
Keeping active can slow down the progression of memory loss in people with Alzheimer’s disease, a study has shown. A team of researchers from The University of Nottingham has identified a stress hormone produced during moderate exercise that may protect the brain from memory changes related to the disease.
The work, funded by Research into Ageing (Age UK) and the University and published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, may also explain why people who are susceptible to stress are at more risk of developing the disease.
Source: Exercise can slow onset of Alzheimer’s memory loss, study reports
Alzheimer’s Could Be Detected 25 Years In Advance With New ‘Timeline’
The Silent Stalker – Alzheimer’s Changes the Brain Years Before First Symptoms
Twenty-five years before the first clinical symptoms, Alzheimer’s disease has already produced permanent changes in the brain. New research published in the New England Journal of Medicine traces the timeline of the disease, challenging current perceptions about this devastating form of dementia.
Patients Clamor for Cancer Drug that Shows Promise for Alzheimer’s in Mice
The pharmaceutical industry has beat a concerted retreat from developing drugs for diseases that affect the brain, stymied by the lengthy development times for these agents and a string of failures. Despite the evident risks, a new study shows how industry leaders should perhaps be taking the long view.
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