A new trial has shown that supplementing with HRT does not improve cognitive function in women with Alzheimer's disease (AD). ...
Science has made a monumental blunder. Mad cow disease bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE is not an infection spread by a pathogen, that is, a virus or a bacteria. It is a naturally occurrin ...
Elderly people may benefit from taking vitamin E, according to a study by the Human Nutrition Research Centre on Aging at Tufts University in Boston. ...
"Mum has Alzheimer's," chirrups an advertisement for the drug donepezil hydrochloride in the medical press, "but she knew I was calling today." Unfortunately that's about as good as it's going to ...
If you've been reading the papers on either side of the Atlantic, you've probably think there is "new hope" for victims of Alzheimer's disease. ...
One possible cause of Alzheimer's disease is a history of head injury causing a loss of consciousness. The link has been established in a study among elderly people. ...
An advertisement for the anti Alzheimer's drug Aricept has been criticised for being misleading. The advertisement, which appeared in professional journals, suggested that the drug could help the ...
Formula fed babies may be mentally disadvantaged by manufacturers leaving important long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) out of the mix. ...
Individuals who have systolic hypertension and high levels of blood cholesterol in midlife appear to have a significantly increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease in later life, report Fin ...
Presenilin inhibitors among the newest drugs to be developed for Alzheimer's disease could have "unfortunate effects" on the body, warn researchers in America. ...
