therapy for Alzheimer's disease

Blood stem cell growth factor reverses memory decline in mice

Tampa, FL (July 1, 2009) -- A human growth factor that stimulates blood stem cells to proliferate in the bone marrow reverses memory impairment in mice genetically altered to develop Alzheimer's disease, researchers at the University of South Florida and James A. Haley Hospital found.

Progress toward an Alzheimer's drug that saves brain cells

Leuven - VIB scientists connected to the K.U.Leuven have identified a molecule that can form the basis for a new therapy for Alzheimer's disease. This is the first step toward a medicine that could actually stop the progress of Alzheimer's. Existing medicines can at best limit the loss of memory during the first phases of the disease.

Discovery may halt progression of Alzheimer's

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. ''This work shows convincingly that if we can intervene in Alzheimer's pathology by introducing molecules and drugs into the brain and increase transthyretin levels, we could slow the progression of the pathology.''

therapy for Alzheimer's disease

Blood stem cell growth factor reverses memory decline in mice

Progress toward an Alzheimer's drug that saves brain cells

Discovery may halt progression of Alzheimer's

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