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Plasma Cortisol and Progression of Dementia
(Source: psychiatryonline.org) - Researchers from the American Psychiatric Association have completed a study investigating the relationship between levels of plasma cortisol and the rate of Alzheimer's disease progression.
Memory Loss Not Necessarily a Precursor to Alzheimer's
(Source: Green Bay Press Gazette) - In this article journalist Betty Fierros explains that occasional, momentary searches for words do not necessarily mean you've got Alzheimer's disease.
New Light on Stroke Development
(Source: Science Daily) - A new study examined the usefulness of diffusion weighted imaging (DWI), a process of scanning and mapping the brain, in establishing the relationship between abnormalities in the cardiovascular system and stroke. This research is helping to determine how a stroke develops.
How to Select a Nursing Home
(Source: Thousand Oaks Acorn) - It's never easy to put a loved one in a nursing home, but choosing the right facility can make all the difference.
Moving Mom and Dad
(Source: She Knows) - Helping your parents move from the home they have lived in for many years is difficult. Normally, this move is not made by choice, but due to the death of a spouse, an illness, accident or other negative event. But to Mom or Dad, it may mean the loss of their independence.
An Update on MEM 3454 and MEM 1003
(Source: Earth Times) - Memory Pharmaceuticals reports new preclinical data on its lead compounds, MEM 3454 and MEM 1003.
Researchers Map DNA Unfolding Sequence
(Source: NewsWise) - Researchers from Canada's National Institute for Nanotechnology and Stanford University have taken steps to better understand how strands of DNA form and fold into 3-dimensional structures. The improved techniques will improve researchers' understanding of what causes molecular mis-folding in diseases like Mad Cow (BSE) and Alzheimer's.
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