London, Jan 22 (ANI): Copper pipes can cause Alzheimer’s disease and heart disease in people over 50, a new study has warned.
In the study, researchers have suggested that people should remove old copper pipes from their homes or install special filters because the metal builds up in bodies and causes serious health problems.
They have warned [...]
Washington, Oct 8 (ANI): A Purdue University researcher has identified a potential therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s disease.
Researcher Sandra Rossie, a professor of biochemistry, found that the amount of an enzyme present in neurons can affect the mechanism thought to cause cell death in Alzheimer’’s disease patients and may have applications for other diseases such as [...]
Washington, Sept 30 (ANI): A naturally-occurring compound found in extra-virgin olive oil can help prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease, say researchers.
The team from Monell and Northwestern researchers has found that the compound called oleocanthal alters the structure of neurotoxic proteins believed to contribute to the debilitating effects of Alzheimer’’s.
This structural change impedes the proteins” ability [...]
Washington, September 22 (ANI): Mismanagement of money by people with mild memory problems could indicate that they may soon suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, a new research claims.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Alzheimer’’s Disease Center, part of the Department of Neurology, assessed patients with a condition known as mild cognitive impairment (MCI), assumed to [...]
Washington, July 15 (ANI): A drug similar to the one used in clinical trials for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis has been found to be effective against Alzheimer’s disease, say researchers.
The drug called PMX205 has been found to prevent inflamed immune cells from gathering in brain regions with Alzheimer’’s lesions called amyloid plaques.
Cell inflammation [...]