Alzheimer's Disease in the News
The articles listed below mention or include recent information about Alzheimer's disease, e.g. research, treatment, management and practical issues. This is page 2 of 2.
Major boost for Alzheimer's disease research
Study provides new insights into brain organisation - Newcastle University
Brain study via computer analysis of public databases of detailed information of worldwide anatomical studies on primate and worm brains, found that long nerve fibre connections were just as vital ...
New reports link mental ill-health to modern diets
Recent figures suggest that mental ill-health costs the UK almost 100 billion GBP per year. Changes to the human diet in the last fifty years or so could be an important factor associated with the ...
89% of people would want to know if they had dementia – but many people are still not told
Neurodegenerative disease targeted in UK government's drive for new medical treatments
Astrocytes may have role in epilepsy
Scientists have found that astrocytes (also known as astroglial cells) can trigger a harmful cascade of electrical activity in the brain by releasing a chemical that triggers other brain cells to f...
Folates more effective in limiting Alzheimer's disease risk than antioxidants
Major observational study points to importance of healthy diet for long-term brain health. Adults who eat the daily recommended allowance of folates, which are B-vitamin nutrients (specifically vit...
Daffodils may hold the key for Alzheimers disease
Daffodils may hold the key for Alzheimers : Certain species of daffodil, which thrive in the Black Mountains of South Powys, produce galanthamine, a leading drug in the alleviation of memory loss s...
