POSTS TAGGED AS Alzheimer’s Disease

Ultrasound on the Brain

Treating Alzheimers with Focusd Ultrasound
In recent years Magnetic Resonance guided Focused Ultrasound has become increasingly successful in ablating small tumors [MORE]

Grandpa’s Smart Slippers

GTX Tracking Shoe
GTX Corp (Los Angeles, CA) has introduced a GPS tracking shoe designed for Alzheimer’s patients who [MORE]

A New Twist on the Biochemistry of Alzheimer’s Disease

For many years, neuroscientists have focused on the role amyloid beta plays in the plaques and tangles of neurons [MORE]

“Light” Patch for Alzheimer’s Therapy

Clarimedix Non-Invasive Patch for Alzheimer's
Based on a theory that Alzheimer’s is a consequence of a deficient blood supply [MORE]

Predicting Alzheimer’s

Imaging Early Alzheimer's
Knowing early signs of any disease offers advantages in slowing and preventing debilitating symptoms.  With Alzheimer’s, investigators [MORE]

Gene Therapy for the Brain-an Outpatient Procedure?

Gene therapists have been experimenting with genetically modified SV-40 virus as a vector for many years.  Neurologists have known for [MORE]

Grid Computing for Alzheimer’s

Grid computing-whereby multiple administrative computing domains loosely connect to gather and analyze data-has been around since the 1990’s.  The You [MORE]

Alzheimer’s and Down’s Syndrome: The Same Disease?

Amyloid Plaque Formation
Researchers found a link-amyloid beta damage-between Down’s Syndrome and Alzheimer’s two decades ago, but now it appears [MORE]

Alkon Develops Skin Test for Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer's Skin Test
Daniel Alkon and colleagues at the Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute in Morgantown, WV have developed a proteomic skin [MORE]