Alzheimer's research news / Dr. Edgerly, Executive Director
by eedgerly · Published July 18, 2012 · Last modified March 31, 2014
Two new studies were released today at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference that talk about alcohol consumption and Alzheimer’s disease. Read about all the new findings in the press release below or at...
Alzheimer's research news / Dr. Edgerly, Executive Director
by eedgerly · Published June 18, 2012 · Last modified March 31, 2014
The third session of the day featured presentations on research in the area of cellular and molecular neuroscience – this portion of the day was packed with give research presentations! Robert Mahley, MD, Ph.D.,...
Alzheimer's research news / Dr. Edgerly, Executive Director
by eedgerly · Published June 18, 2012 · Last modified March 31, 2014
The symposium continues with a session focusing on research in the area of imaging and biomarkers. The first presenter was Dr. Miranka Wirth who spoke about neuroimaging biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease. They hypotheses of...
Alzheimer's research news / Dr. Edgerly, Executive Director
by eedgerly · Published June 18, 2012 · Last modified March 31, 2014
The annual Alzheimer’s Association, Northern California and Northern Nevada Chapter Researchers Symposium is underway! This one-of-a-kind event brings together Alzheimer’s researchers from all over Northern California – this year to the Gladstone Institutes in...
Alzheimer's research news / Dr. Edgerly, Executive Director
by eedgerly · Published June 14, 2012 · Last modified April 14, 2014
We’ve known for quite some time now that more women than men get Alzheimer’s disease. In fact almost two thirds of Americans with Alzheimer’s are women. However, much of this perceived disparity is often...
Alzheimer's research news / Dr. Edgerly, Executive Director
by eedgerly · Published May 22, 2012 · Last modified April 16, 2014
My recent blog entry about coconut oil generated a lot of comments with the same question: Why isn’t the Alzheimer’s Association researching coconut oil? It’s an excellent question and one I get often about...
Alzheimer's research news / Dr. Edgerly, Executive Director
by eedgerly · Published April 9, 2012 · Last modified April 26, 2014
Scientists are not absolutely sure what causes brain cell death and tissue loss in Alzheimer’s disease, but two abnormal brain lesions – known as amyloid plaques and tau tangles – are prime suspects. Amyloid...
Alzheimer's research news / Dr. Edgerly, Executive Director
by eedgerly · Published March 21, 2012 · Last modified April 26, 2014
There have been a couple of recent articles about common vitamins and their effect on individuals with Alzheimer’s disease. I thought it was a great opportunity to recap some of these supplements and what...
