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Researchers have uncovered a new clue to the cause of Alzheimer's disease.

According to researchers at Boston University School of Medicine a common pain reliever can reduce the risk of the degenerative brain disease known as Alzheimers. Steven Vlad is the point man and author of the study, which compared 50,000 veterans who dev

Neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins have discovered that mice lacking an enzyme that contributes to Alzheimer disease exhibit a number of schizophrenia-like behaviors. The finding raises the possibility that this enzyme may participate in the development of

Alzheimers ends glittering career for Linslade scholar - IN the 1990s Beric Morley was a regular fixture alongside presenter Tony Robinson in Channel 4's Time Team. If there was a castle that needed unearthing then historic building's expert Beric was you

Epix Pharmaceuticals has begun Phase IIb program in Alzheimers disease through the initiation of a clinical trial of PRX-03140, its novel 5-HT4 agonist, in combination with donepezil.

Tens of thousands of sufferers from early stage Alzheimer's disease had their hopes of treatment raised yesterday after the pharmaceutical industry scored its first victory in a three-year battle with an NHS drugs watchdog over access to the drugs.

When David Bunnell, a magazine publisher who lives in Berkeley, Calif., went to a FedEx store to send a package a few years ago, he suddenly drew a blank as he was filling out the forms.

Many people are taking matters into their own hands, doing brain fitness exercises with the same intensity with which they attack a treadmill.

Pajamadeen’s been going through a few changes lately. The blog is being upgraded behind the scenes, and Pajamadeen’s apparently been upgraded in the eyes of her parental unit, known to most people as a mother. Read more about Pajamadeen and the p.u.

The risks of developing Alzheimer's disease differ between the sexes, with stroke in men, and depression in women, critical factors, suggests research published ahead of print in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.