Tag Archives: memory
Bexarotene versus Alzheimer’s Disease
Paige Cramer and her colleagues have recently shown that a drug called bexarotene reverses the effects of neurodegeneration in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. Check it out: ApoE-Directed Therapeutics Rapidly Clear β-Amyloid and Reverse Deficits in AD Mouse Models … Continue reading
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reversibility of memory loss
Yale researchers show how memory is lost and found. In a recent journal article, Min Wang and colleagues described that memory loss as a consequence of age-related decline in persistent neuronal firing can be rescued by restoring an optimal neurochemical environment. … Continue reading
Filed under ageing, ageing brain, aging, memory
donepezil and memantine can reverse age-induced memory problems in mice
Christophe Tronche and colleagues have recently studied the effects of donepezil and memantine treatment (mainly used for mild to severe forms of Alzheimer’s diseases) on age-induced memory impairments. And they found that these pharmacological compounds can reverse memory problems related to contextual and serial discrimination … Continue reading
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dementia diagnosis
There’s an article on dementia diagnosis by Sophie Harrison … “One of the most familiar sounds on the Care of the Elderly ward is that of one person instructing another to “begin from one hundred and count backwards by seven”.” “They … Continue reading
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