Alzheimer's News

A new study shows that elderly people at risk could stave off Alzheimer's disease by taking vitamin B supplements. The study shows that Vitamin B with folic acid reduces brain atrophy in areas of the brain associated with Alzheimer's by up to 90 percent.

A team of scientists say they have discovered the exact areas in the brain that take over when a brain injury occurs. These findings may lead to new treatments for several health issues.

New research shows that cinnamon extract helps to reduce toxic proteins implicated in the pathology of Alzheimer's Disease. The spice also restores mental function.

New research shows Vitamin E can fight Alzheimer's disease , and that Vitamin E levels can diagnose Alzheimer's. You must get enough of this important vitamin to prevent the illness.

The first human clinical trials of deep brain stimulation (DBS) to treat Alzheimer's Disease using a surgically implanted device many scientists have nicknamed a "brain pacemaker" are underway at research centers in the United States and Canada.

Spring Hill - When Dr. Mary T. Newport's husband, Steve was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's, she began immediately researching different treatment options and found that MCT oil was the only one that showed to actually improve memory.

A new study suggests that male DNA in female brains is generated during pregnancies and may affect the autoimmune system.

There could be a possible breakthrough in treating Alzheimer’s disease. The likely drug for Alzheimer's could be a compound developed to treat neuropathic pain, according to a new study published online in the journal Neurobiology of Aging.

The consumption of shark cartilage supplements and shark fin soup has been linked to the development of Alzheimer's disease and ALS (Lou Gehrig disease), due to biomagnification of a toxin produced by algae.

Athens - A 90-year-old woman and her 60-year-old son leapt to their deaths from the roof of a five-storey building in Athens early Thursday morning. The double death marks the latest in a rising epidemic of economic induced suicides in Greece.