| Cognitive Impairment High Among Older People, Study Suggests |
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November 12, 2001 -- A new study of cognitive impairment, the first population-based study of cognitive impairment in the U.S., suggests that the condition may affect a significant proportion of older people. |
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| Moderate Exercise Program Benefits Health of Older Women Caregivers |
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November 1, 2001 -- Older women caregivers slept better and lowered their blood pressure reactivity in response to stress tests after participating in a moderate exercise program compared to a group of women who only received nutrition counseling. |
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| Alzheimer's Disease Clinical Trials Expanded, Expedited |
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September 20, 2001 -- As part of intensifying efforts to expand and expedite the search for Alzheimer's disease (AD) treatments, the National Institute on Aging (NIA) has awarded $54 million to support the Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study (ADCS), a national consortium of medical research centers and clinics. |
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| Scientists Zero In on Enzyme at Work in Alzheimer's Disease |
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February 26, 2001 -- Experiments in a newly developed mouse model to determine which of two beta secretases in the brain might be principally responsible for developing the destructive plaques of Alzheimer's disease (AD) provide new evidence that the culprit is BACE1, a recently identified enzyme. |
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| Alzheimer's Disease Anti-Inflammatory Prevention Trial (ADAPT) Launched |
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| January 30, 2001 -- The National Institute on Aging (NIA) is sponsoring a new clinical trial to test the use of anti-inflammatory medications for the prevention of Alzheimer's disease (AD). |
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