Stories indexed under: Alzheimer's disease

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  • Technique moves practical Alzheimer diagnosis one step closer to reality Feb. 11, 2013 Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health are moving closer to a significant milepost in the battle against Alzheimer's disease: identifying the first signs of decline in the brain.
  • UW researchers participating in Alzheimer's Breakthrough Ride Aug. 31, 2010 Two researchers from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison are participating in a cross-country bike ride to promote awareness of Alzheimer's disease.
  • Wisconsin researchers participating in Alzheimer's Breakthrough Ride Aug. 26, 2010 Two researchers from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison are participating in a cross-country bike ride to promote awareness of Alzheimer's disease.
  • Brain scan Researchers discover possible way to predict Alzheimer’s July 14, 2010 Two new studies, involving a newly identified gene, show that Alzheimer's disease could be diagnosed as much as 20 years before symptoms develop.
  • Special protein helps maintain an efficient brain May 18, 2009 The instruction manual for maintaining an efficient brain may soon include a section on synaptotagmin-IV (Syt-IV), a protein known to influence learning and memory, thanks to a study by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers.
  • Photo of doctor and patient Early Alzheimer's diagnosis offers large social, fiscal benefits May 18, 2009 Early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease could save millions or even billions of dollars while simultaneously improving care, according to new work by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers.
  • Fragile X protein may play role in Alzheimer’s disease Feb. 13, 2007 A brain afflicted by severe Alzheimer's disease is a sad sight, a wreck of tangled neural connections and organic rubble as the lingering evidence of a fierce internal battle. A new study has now uncovered an unexpected link between this devastating neural degeneration and a protein whose absence causes a different neurological disease - the inherited mental retardation disorder called fragile X syndrome.
  • Illuminating Alzheimer's: Research sheds light on creatine’s presence in brain Dec. 21, 2005 A team of Canadian and American scientists working at the UW-Madison Synchrotron Radiation Center reports the first-ever finding of elevated levels of creatine — the newly discovered agent of Alzheimer's disease - in brain tissue.
  • Protective protein may hold key to halting progression of neurological diseases Jan. 11, 2005 Patients who suffer from neurological diseases such as Huntington's disease, Parkinson's, Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) and Alzheimer's disease have dramatically different symptoms. An Alzheimer's patient, for instance, will lose memory and cognitive function, while an ALS sufferer will gradually lose motor control.
  • Discovery may halt progression of Alzheimer's Sept. 2, 2004 In a finding that may cause a dramatic shift in the way scientists and researchers search for a therapy for Alzheimer's disease, a team of researchers led by Jeff Johnson, an associate professor at the School of Pharmacy, has discovered that increased expression of a protein called transthyretin in the brain appears to halt the progression of the disease. The findings appear in the current issue of The Journal of Neuroscience.
  • New Alzheimer's study to focus on children Jan. 29, 2002 As the number of new Alzheimer's cases balloons to a projected 14 million by 2050, the Medical School is establishing the nation's first comprehensive research study of children of people with Alzheimer's disease.
  • Disarming Alzheimer's Toxic Proteins April 14, 1997 A new study of the proteins that may be responsible for the brain lesions associated with Alzheimer's disease promises a new understanding of its underlying cause, and may someday yield new treatments for the devastating and deadly disease.