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Risk Factors/Lifestyles/Brain Health:
Brain Food: Berries Can Slow Cognitive Decline
You're never too old to reduce Alzheimer's risk with exercise
Alzheimer’s Biomarker Linked to Major Depression
Brain Falters Near End of Life, Games, Puzzles Might Slow Decline
Antioxidants may not help people with Alzheimer's
Positive Findings in Multi-Interventional Dementia Study

Date
04/26/2012
04/18/2012
04/05/2012
04/04/2012
03/19/2012
03/12/2012

Diagnostics/Biomarkers/How the Disease Develops:
New gene thought to be cause in early-onset Alzheimer's disease
Cognitive Decline Tied to Brain’s Insulin Resistance
Specific antibodies halt Alzheimer’s disease in mice

Date
04/04/2012
03/26/2012
03/06/2012

Drugs/Treatments:
Alzheimer Diagnosis Possible With Scan
Early Intranasal Insulin Therapy Halts Progression of Neurodegeneration
Hard to tell, but drug helps as Alzheimer's progresses
Vitamin D reported to clear Alzheimer's plaques

Date
04/09/2012
03/14/2012
03/08/2012
03/06/2012

Caregivers:
Yoga Offers Striking Benefits for Alzheimer’s Caregivers
Assisted Living Today Announces 'The Caregiver's Guide to Alzheimer's Disease'
Avoiding Stress in Eldercare: What 7 At-Risk Groups Need to Know

Date:
04/07/2012
04/05/2012
02/28/2012 

Mild Cognitive Impairments/Dementias in General
Anemia in Dementia Patients May Predict Medical Deterioration
Training can improve memory in mild cognitive impairment

Date:
03/19/2012
03/05/2012

Other:
Scripps Florida Scientists Shed Light on Age-Related Memory Loss
Dementia research gets a boost in the UK

Billionaire Pours $500 Million Into Quest To Find Essence Of Humanity In Brain
Alzheimer's Association awards largest-ever research grant to (DIAN)
Study reveals how anesthetic isoflurane induces Alzheimer's-like changes
FDA Issues New Warnings On Statin Drugs

Date
04/02/2012
03/27/2012
03/21/2012

03/20/2012
03/01/2012
02/29/2012


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