Research
| December 5, 2018
Schools compete in Health Aging Innovation Challenge
The University of Buffalo was one of five schools to make it to the final round of Thursday’s New York State Department of Health Aging Innovation Challenge in Albany.
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| December 5, 2018
Bees and memories: the potential impact of royal jelly on Alzheimer’s treatment
The discovery promises to have an impact far beyond the niche field of melittology.
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| November 27, 2018
Hormone-targeting Alzheimer’s trial ready to begin as final patient selected
Final patient will complete trial in 4 months (3 months on treatment with a follow-up 1 month after treatment).
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| November 27, 2018
Recent animal trials predict ability to cut Alzheimer’s, dementia in half
n the animal trials researchers said the experimental vaccine showed it could delay the effects of the degenerative brain disease.
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| November 15, 2018
Baylor presents latest report on Alzheimer’s
Update to patients and caregivers featured two papers linking Alzheimer's and herpes viruses.
| November 13, 2018
Five-minute neck scan seems to detect dementia much earlier, research shows
Researchers have shown that early dementia signs could be detected by a simple short scan of the individual’s neck.
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| November 8, 2018
THC reduces Alzheimer’s-like brain changes in mice
A substance that gives pot its kick appears to reduce the brain changes associated with Alzheimer's disease – at least in mice.
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| November 6, 2018
New study shows signs of Alzheimer’s treatment with diabetes drug
A new study finds that people with Alzheimer's disease who also took antidiabetes medication exhibited fewer molecular markers of the neurological condition.
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| October 24, 2018
National Institute on Aging provides grant for brain activity biomarker research
This project addresses the growing unmet need for alternative approaches to mitigating cognitive decline by introducing a robot companion that will interact and motivate patients in order to reinforce therapeutic behavior
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| October 18, 2018
Long-term care 2018-2022 research report released
The global market for elder care technologies should grow from $5.7 billion in 2017 to $13.6 billion by 2022.
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