Apple juice slows buildup of Alzheimer’s protein
Drinking apple juice helps slow the accumulation of the protein fragments that damage the brain in Alzheimer’s disease, new research in mice shows.
The Added Value of Neuropsychologic Tests and Structural Imaging for the Etiologic Diagnosis of Dementia in Italian Expert Centers.
Page: 309
DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0b013e3181871a47
Authors: Geroldi, Cristina MD, PhD * + ++; Canu, Elisa PsyD *; Bruni, Amalia C. MD [S]; Forno, Gloria Dal MD, PhD [//]; Ferri, Raffaele MD [P]; Gabelli, Carlo MD [sharp]; Perri, Roberta MD, PhD **; Iapaolo, David MD ++; Scarpino, Osvaldo MD ++++; Sinforiani, Elena MD [S][S]; Zanetti, Orazio MD ++; Frisoni, Giovanni B. MD * + [//][//]
Overlap in Frontotemporal Atrophy Between Normal Aging and Patients With Frontotemporal Dementias.
Page: 327
DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0b013e31818026c4
Authors: Chow, Tiffany W. MD * + ++; Binns, Malcolm A. PhD +; Freedman, Morris MD, FRCPC * +; Stuss, Donald T. PhD * + [S]; Ramirez, Joel MA [S]; Scott, Chris J. M. BScH [S]; Black, Sandra MD, FRCPC * + [S]
Impact of Depression on Insight Into Memory Capacity in Patients With Alzheimer Disease.
Page: 369
DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0b013e3181820f58
Authors: Nakaaki, Shutaro MD, PhD *; Murata, Yoshie MSc *; Sato, Junko MSc *; Shinagawa, Yoshihiro MD, PhD *; Hongo, Jin MD *; Tatsumi, Hiroshi MSc +; Hirono, Nobutsugu MD, PhD ++; Mimura, Masaru MD, PhD [S]; Furukawa, Toshiaki A. MD, PhD *
Effects of Hypertension and Hypercholesterolemia on Cognitive Functioning in Patients With Alzheimer Disease.
Page: 336
DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0b013e318188e80d
Authors: Goldstein, Felicia C. PhD *; Ashley, Angela V. MD *; Endeshaw, Yohannes W. MD +; Hanfelt, John PhD ++; Lah, James J. MD, PhD *; Levey, Allan I. MD, PhD *
Brain Behavior Relationships Among African Americans, Whites, and Hispanics.
Page: 382
DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0b013e318185e7fe
Authors: DeCarli, Charles MD * +; Reed, Bruce R. PhD *; Jagust, William MD * ++; Martinez, Oliver BS +; Ortega, Mario BS +; Mungas, Dan PhD *
Seventy Percent Of Newly Diagnosed Alzheimer’s Disease Patients Do…
Decision Resources, one of the world’s leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that 70.7 percent of newly diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease patients do not …
Validation of ASHA FACS-Functional Assessment of Communication Skills for Alzheimer Disease Population.
Page: 375
DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0b013e31818809b2
Authors: de Carvalho, Isabel Albuquerque M. PhD *; Mansur, Leticia Lessa PhD +
Covert Processing of Words and Pictures in Nonsemantic Variants of Primary Progressive Aphasia.
Page: 343
DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0b013e31816c92f7
Authors: Rogalski, Emily PhD *; Rademaker, Alfred PhD * +; Mesulam, Marsel MD * ++; Weintraub, Sandra PhD * [S]
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New Alzheimer’s Drug Show Promising Results
Feb 24, 2009 6:22 pm US/Central BOSTON Researchers at Boston University are testing a promising new drug they believe can actually slow down the progression of Alzheimer’s, instead of just temporarily treating …
The Metric Properties of Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale: Validation Study of a Chinese Version.
Page: 321
DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0b013e3181902334
Authors: Wang, Gang MD, PhD *; Cheng, Qi MD, PhD * +; Wang, Ying MD *; Deng, Yu-lei MD *; Ren, Ru-jing MD, PhD *; Xu, Wei MD *; Zeng, Jie MD *; Bai, Li MD *; Chen, Sheng-di MD, PhD *
Alzheimer Special Care Units Compared With Traditional Nursing Home for Dementia Care: Are There Differences at Admission and in Clinical Outcomes?
Page: 352
DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0b013e31818207d0
Authors: Nobili, Alessandro MD *; Piana, Ilaria Clin Psychol *; Balossi, Laura Clin Psychol *; Pasina, Luca Pharm MSc *; Matucci, Marina MD +; Tarantola, Massimo MD +; Trevisan, Silvia MSc ++; Riva, Emma MD, PhD ++; Lucca, Ugo MSc ++; Tettamanti, Mauro PhD ++
Brain Hub Links Music, Memory And Emotion
But what is it about music that can evoke such vivid memories? By mapping the brain activity of a group of subjects while they listened to music, a researcher at the University of California, Davis, now thinks …
ExonHit Therapeutics reports update on Phase IIa clinical trial of EHT 0202
The company reported that patient enrollment for the Phase IIa trial assessing EHT 0202 in patients with Alzheimer’s disease is completed.