"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 ...
The American Food and Drug Administration is being pressured to approve a supposed wonder drug to treat Alzheimer's disease, despite evidence of dangers, such as liver damage. ...
High levels of the amino acid homocysteine may increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study carried out at the Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts.
Oxidative damage to brain cells may be an important indicator of Alzheimer's disease. ...
Although amalgam dental fillings have been in widespread use for around 150 years, this started to change in the mid-1980s, when evidence began to emerge that mercury vapour was being released from these fillings. However, there was not much...
No, memory loss is not inevitable as we age, but we’d be very fortunate to avoid it happening. Memory starts to decline imperceptibly in early adulthood (Alzheim Dis Assoc Disord, 2003; 17: 162-7); by age 65, about 40 per cent of us will have...
Open warfare is breaking out in the medical research industry over the cause of Alzheimer's, the most common form of senile dementia. ...
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. ...
A new trial has shown that supplementing with HRT does not improve cognitive function in women with Alzheimer's disease (AD). ...