Beijing, An innovative Chinese Alzheimer's drug extracted from brown algae is set to go through clinical trials on 2,000 patients overseas this year.

The orally administered drug GV-971 will be tested in 200 clinical centers in North America, the European Union, Eastern Europe, Asia Pacific and other places, according to Green Valley Pharmaceutical Company, one of the drug's co-developers.

New York, Regular exercise is not only good for memory as people age, but it also appears to help prevent the development of physical signs of Alzheimer's, in those who are at risk for the disease, says a study.

"Our research shows that in a late-middle-age population at risk for Alzheimer's disease, physically active individuals experience fewer age-related alterations in biomarkers associated with the disease, as well as memory and cognitive functioning," said Ozioma Okonkwo, Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin.

New York, A future non-invasive eye test may allow early detection of Alzheimer's disease before memory loss kicks in, say a team led by an Indian-origin researcher.

Retina being an extension of the brain, the optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) will check patients' vision as well as brain health, said the study published in the journal Ophthalmology Retina.

The researchers said that loss of blood vessels in retina would reflect changes in the brain, be it for both healthy people or Alzheimer's patients.

New York, Engaging in at least 2.5 hours of physical activity per week, including walking, running, swimming and aerobics, may delay cognitive decline and prevent Alzheimer's disease, suggests a new study.

The results support that physical activity of at least 150 minutes per week can have benefits on cognition and dementia progression.

It was seen even in individuals with autosomal dominant Alzheimer's -- a rare genetically-driven form of the disease in which the development of dementia at a relatively young age is inevitable, according to the researchers from the Alzheimer's Association -- a US-based non-profit.

What oil do you cook with? If you have been stuck with olive or other vegetable oils, it's time to shift to a healthier option: Canola oil.

Research has shown that canola oil helps lower blood sugar in people with Type II diabetes.

David Jenkins, head of the St. Michael Hospital's Clinical Nutrition and Risk Factor Modification Centre in Toronto, Canada, conducted the study where one group ate bread made with canola oil and a control group ate normal bread.

London, Love your cup of green tea? Besides playing a role in weight loss and boosting immunity, green tea -- rich in antioxidants -- may also help prevent deaths due heart attacks and strokes caused by atherosclerosis -- a condition of narrowed artery walls due to fat build-up, claims a study

London, Scientists in the UK are set to launch the first human trials of a ground-breaking drug shown to repair DNA damage that contributes to Alzheimer's, the media reported.

The study, also being launched this week in hospitals in France and Spain, will see the neuro-degenerative condition treated with an agent which acts as a DNA repair kit to restore memory and reverse behavioural changes such as aggression and social avoidance, the express.co.uk reported late on Sunday.

Washington, As NASA and private space companies like SpaceX plan to send humans to Mars within the next 15 years, scientists have identified a potential treatment for the brain damage caused by exposure to cosmic rays.

Among the major challenges facing future crewed space missions is how to protect astronauts from the dangerous cosmic radiation of deep space.

New Delhi, The Pushpawati Singhania Hospital & Research Institute (PSRI) here on Wednesday launched its Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Clinic on the occasion of World Parkinson's Day.

Parkinson's is a progressive disorder which strikes through the central nervous system and affects the body movement.

New York, A compound found in beetroot that gives the vegetable its distinctive red colour could help prevent Alzheimer's, finds a study that could lead to the development of drugs for treating the disease.

The findings showed that the compound betanin in beetroot extract could eventually help slow the accumulation of misfolded proteins in the brain, a process that is associated with Alzheimer's disease.

 New York, Transplanting a special type of neuron into the Alzheimer's brain can restore memory and other cognitive functions, a study has revealed that can lead to new treatment. The brain relies on the perfect coordination of many elements to function properly. If one of those elements is affected, it affects the entire body. In Alzheimer's disease, damage to specific neurons alter brainwave rhythms causing a loss of cognitive functions. The inhibitory interneuron is particularly important for managing brain rhythms

 

New York,  In a breakthrough, scientists have successfully reversed the formation of amyloid plaques -- crucially involved in Alzheimer's disease -- in the brains of mice with the neurodegenerative disorder, thus improving their cognitive function.

Sydney, Australian scientists in collaboration with researchers from Japan on Thursday announced the world's first accurate blood test for Alzheimer's disease which can detect the illness up to 20 years before any symptoms occur.

The test, which spots the illnes at an accuracy of over 90 per cent, identifies the build-up of a protein called amyloid-beta, which is an early indicator of the disease, Xinhua news agency reported.

London, Scientists have found that a drug developed for diabetes could be used to treat Alzheimer's disease through a triple method of action.

New Delhi, After a US study that linked canola oil intake with worsened Alzheimer's symptoms and weight gain stirred a debate in India, industry stakeholders have said that the study was conducted on mice and provides no evidence of harmful effect in humans.

Toronto, Researchers have developed a new tool that can help physicians track cognitive performance of older adults at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia.

Alzheimer's -- the most common form of dementia -- is a progressive disease that destroys memory and other important mental functions in the elderly.

Sydney, Are you having difficulty in memorising phone numbers or other valuable data for long term use? You need to start exercising to improve your memory functioning.

Indulging in aerobic exercises can help you increase the brain size that further enhances the memory function and maintains a good brain health, says a new research.

Toronto, Long assumed to originate in the brain, Alzheimer's disease -- the leading cause of dementia -- might be the result of a breakdown elsewhere in the body, new research has claimed.

In people with Alzheimer's disease, a protein called amyloid-beta forms clumps or "plaques" that smother brain cells.

London, Want to stay young for long? A daily bout of physical exercise, especially dancing, can help reverse the signs of ageing in the brain as well as delay the onset of age-related diseases like Alzheimer's, according to a study.

It is known that physical exercise has the beneficial effect of slowing down or even counteracting age-related

New York, Lower levels of a brain chemical that regulates mood, sleep and appetite may be a key player in cognitive decline and not just a side-effect of Alzheimer's disease -- as previously believed, researchers have found.

Previous studies have shown that people with Alzheimer's disease and severe cognitive decline have loss 

New York, Taking a brisk walk or engaging in other moderate-intensity physical activities may help slow down the progression of Alzheimer's disease, says a study.

"This study has implications for guiding exercise 'prescriptions' that could help protect the brain from Alzheimer's disease," said Ryan Dougherty from University of Wisconsin-Madison in the US.

"While many people become discouraged about Alzheimer's disease because they feel there's little they can do to protect against it, these results suggest that engaging in moderate physical activity may slow down the progression of the disease," Dougherty added.

London, Researchers have developed a simple eye test that could help solve the biggest global cause of irreversible blindness, glaucoma, by detecting the onset of the disease at a very early stage.

Loss of sight in patients with glaucoma is caused by the death of cells in the retina at the back of the eye. This cell death is called apoptosis.

New York, Novel test based on genetic information allows individuals to calculate their age-specific risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, a study led by an Indian-origin scientist has revealed.

The study showed that the polygenic hazard scoring (PHS) system strongly predicted the actual age of Alzheimer's onset and progression from normal ageing to Alzheimer's, with strongly associated neuropathology and biomarkers of Alzheimer's neurodegeneration.

London, Bacteria in your gut may play a major role in the development of Alzheimer's disease -- the most common form of dementia, says a study that may initiate new ways for treatment and preventing the neurodegenerative disease.

The researchers found that mice suffering from Alzheimer's have a different composition of intestinal bacteria compared to mice that are healthy.