World / Alzheimer's Disease
University Of Central Florida Students Use Wii And Yoga To Help Alzheimer's Patients
14.11.2008 08:17
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University of Central Florida students are helping people with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders through an innovative program that blends traditional therapy along with games such as the Wii and yoga. Media are invited to attend a session from 10 a.m. to noon on Friday, Nov. 14, or Friday, Nov. 21, at First United Methodist Church of Winter Park, 125 N. Interlachen Ave.
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LSUHSC Research Identifies Key Contributor To Alzheimer's Disease Process
14.11.2008 06:14
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Walter J. Lukiw, PhD, Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Ophthalmology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, is the lead author of a paper identifying, for the first time, a specific function of a fragment of ribonucleic acid (RNA), once thought to be no more than a byproduct, in regulating inflammation and the development of Alzheimer's disease.
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Alzheimer's Gene Slows Export Of Toxic Protein
14.11.2008 04:14
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The only known genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease slows down the brain's ability to export a toxic protein known as amyloid-beta that is central to the damage the disease causes, scientists have found. The research, published Nov. 13 by the Journal of Clinical Investigation, provides new clues into the workings of a protein known as apolipoprotein E4, or ApoE4.
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