You are here : health.am > Mental Health Center > Dementia News Dementia News Researchers identify how a gene linked to both Alzheimer’s disease and type 2 diabetes works • Dementia News • Jul 18 11 Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified how a gene for a protein that can cause Type 2 diabetes, also… A mutation in a protein-sorting gene is linked with Parkinson’s disease • Dementia News • Jul 14 11 Parkinson disease (PD) is a devastating incurable disease in which degeneration of dopamine neurons in the brainstem leads to tremors and problems with movement and coordination.… SUMO defeats protein aggregates that typify Parkinson’s disease • Dementia News • Jul 11 11 A small protein called SUMO might prevent the protein aggregations that typify Parkinson’s disease (PD), according to a new study in the July 11, 2011, issue of The Journal… New Guidelines on Genetic Counseling and Testing for Alzheimer Disease • Dementia News • Jul 08 11 When is it appropriate to perform genetic testing for Alzheimer disease (AD), and what information do patients need to understand their risk? The June issue of Genetics… Top scientist slams Australia’s dementia funding • Dementia News • Jul 04 11 A leading international neuroscientist has criticised the Australian Government’s commitment to funding research into dementia. More than 250,000 Australians suffer dementia and that number is expected to balloon to almost 1… World Alzheimer Report: Dementia Costs To Exceed $600 Billion In 2010 • Dementia News • Jul 04 11 The global cost of dementia will likely exceed $604 billion this year, or 1 percent of the world’s gross domestic product, a new report says. In… Overlooked peptide reveals clues to causes of Alzheimer’s disease • Dementia News • Jul 03 11 Researchers at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute (BSI) and their collaborators have shed light on the function of a little-studied amyloid peptide in promoting Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Their… Page 6 of 6 pages « First < 4 5 6 << Back to main
