Alzheimer's disease involves the buildup of plaques and tangles in the brain; interestingly, tangles made of tau protein aren't unique to Alzheimer's. Yet a new study found that an enzyme ... Read More

A clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of Alzheimer's vaccine ACC-001 was suspended in early April because one of the study's participants developed inflammatory brain lesions. The participant was ... Read More

A recent study of the experimental drug Flurizan indicated that it slows the progression of Alzheimer's disease during its early stages, but it made no difference when taken during more ... Read More

There's been a lot of interesting talk about cholesterol at the American Academy of Neurology's 60th Annual Meeting. In my previous blog, I reviewed a report from the meeting that ... Read More

New research reported at the American Academy of Neurology's 60th Annual Meeting indicates that people in their early 40s who have high cholesterol are at an increased risk for developing ... Read More

On April 16, 2008 experts from around the country will gather in Little Rock, Arkansas for the professional conference, Best Practices in the Continuum of Care: Advances in Alzheimer's Disease ... Read More

A few weeks ago, I posted a blog about the prediction that 10 million U.S. baby boomers will develop Alzheimer's disease. Because this crisis threatens to bankrupt Medicare and Medicaid ... Read More

Perispinal administration of etanercept as a treatment for Alzheimer's is garnering more attention in scientific circles. A review of the case study documenting the treatment's success recently appeared in Nature ... Read More

Charlton Heston -- legendary actor and outspoken political activist -- died April 5 at the age of 84. While Heston's spokesman declined to comment on the cause of death, Heston revealed ... Read More

The PBS special, Caring for Your Parents, aired last night. It exceeded my expectations (which were already high) in regard to showing the real challenges, joys, and heartbreaks of caring ... Read More