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Earlier diagnosis
Skills tests like 'connect the dots' may be early Alzheimer's indicator
Oct. 13,
2009 -- A study of mental decline in the years prior to diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease suggests that changing the focus of testing may help physicians detect signs of the disease much earlier. School of Medicine researchers have found that visuospatial skills, evaluated with tasks such as connecting the dots or using a guide to build a structure with blocks, begin to deteriorate up to three years prior to a diagnosis of Alzheimer's.
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More benefits of sleep
Sleep loss linked to increase in Alzheimer's plaques
Sept. 24,
2009 -- Chronic sleep deprivation in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease makes Alzheimer's brain plaques appear earlier and more often, researchers at the School of Medicine report online this week in Science Express.
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Spicy therapy
Dementia induced and blocked in Parkinson's fly model
Aug. 1,
2009 -- Parkinson's disease is well-known for impairing movement and causing tremors, but many patients also develop other serious problems, including sleep disturbances and significant losses in cognitive function known as dementia. Now researchers at the School of Medicine have modeled Parkinson's-associated dementia for the first time.
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Minding your meds
A silly pat on the head helps seniors remember daily med, study suggests
July 28,
2009 --  Doing something unusual, like knocking on wood or patting yourself on the head, while taking a daily dose of medicine may be an effective strategy to help seniors remember whether they've already taken their daily medications, suggests new research from Washington University in St. Louis.
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Understanding dementia
$10 million grant awarded for healthy aging and Alzheimer's studies
June 25,
2009 -- Alzheimer's disease researchers at the School of Medicine have won renewal of a grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to study the differences between people who remain mentally spry in the golden years of life and those who develop dementia.
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Reducing guesswork of drug's effects
Test quickly assesses whether Alzheimer's drugs are hitting their target
April 10,
2009 -- A test developed by physician-scientists at the School of Medicine may help assess more quickly the ability of Alzheimer's drugs to affect one of the possible underlying causes of Alzheimer's disease in humans, accelerating the development of new treatments.
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Early indicator for Alzheimer's
Brain damage found in cognitively normal people with Alzheimer's marker
March 10,
2009 -- Researchers at the School of Medicine have linked a potential indicator of Alzheimer's disease to brain damage in humans with no signs of mental impairment. Although their cognitive and neurological assessments were normal, study participants with lower levels of a substance known as amyloid beta 42 (A-beta 42) in their cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) had reduced whole brain volumes, suggesting that Alzheimer's changes might already be damaging their brains.
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Endowment of 'Hope'
Danforth Foundation donates $10 million for neurodegenerative research
Dec. 4,
2008 -- The Danforth Foundation has granted the Hope Center for Neurological Disorders at the School of Medicine a $10 million endowed gift for research into a range of conditions that cause injury and impairment to the brain and central nervous system. The funds will be used to support innovative and groundbreaking new ideas for research with clear potential to improve diagnosis and treatment of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Parkinson's disease, stroke, Huntington's disease, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy and other disorders.
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Education may help delay Alzheimer's
Brain scans demonstrate link between education and Alzheimer's
Nov. 10,
2008 -- A test that reveals brain changes believed to be at the heart of Alzheimer's disease has bolstered the theory that education can delay the onset of the dementia and cognitive decline that are characteristic of the disorder. Scientists at the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at the School of Medicine found that some study participants who appeared to have the brain plaques long associated with Alzheimer's disease still received high scores on tests of their cognitive ability. Participants who did well on the tests were likely to have spent more years in school.
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Brain injury and Alzheimer's disease
Rapid changes in key Alzheimer's protein described in humans
Aug. 28,
2008 -- For the first time, researchers have described hour-by-hour changes in the amount of amyloid beta, a protein that is believed to play a key role in Alzheimer's disease, in the human brain. A team of scientists at the School of Medicine and the University of Milan report their results this week in Science.
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