Alzheimer’s disease in Florida

Alzheimer’s Vaccine?
WFTS-TV ABC Tampa
NYU researchers are working on an Alzheimer’s vaccine that helps remove Tau Protein that hinders how one’s memory functions.

Fight the brain drain! Stay smart! Exercise your gray matter!
The Palm Beach Post
This writer plays games on a website to help stave off Alzheimer’s disease.

Routine Memory Screening can Ensure Prompt Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease
WWSB-TV ABC Sarasota
Eisai Inc. and Pfizer Inc. urge Americans to undergo early screening tests for Alzheimer’s disease.

UK lawmakers approve embryo research
Daytona Beach News-Journal (The Associated Press)
A controversial British law allowing scientists to combine animal eggs with human DNA could lead allow research that may lead to breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s research.

Alzheimer’s Researchers Find a Smoking Gun
WWSB-TV ABC Sarasota
Excessive drinking and smoking accompanied by high cholesterol during one’s 40s can increase his or her chances of developing Alzheimer’s disease later in life.

FSU, Mag Lab caught in state budget vise
Florida Capital News
Budget cuts have threatened operations at Florida State University’s National Magnetic Field Laboratory.  Some research here involves Alzheimer’s disease.

Ex-Justice Takes Alzheimer’s Fight Public
WJXT-TV CBS Jacksonville
Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor urged Congress on Wednesday to give more support to Alzheimer’s research.

Study: Older brains don’t benefit from painkillers
Daytona Beach News-Journal (The Associated Press)
A study indicates that the drugs Celebrex and Aleve don’t help prevent or lessen Alzheimer’s disease.

Obesity linked to increased risk for dementia
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Obese adults appear to have a higher risk of developing dementia.

Finally Get Some Sleep
WFTV-TV ABC Orlando
Alzheimer’s disease can help cause insomnia.

Folic Acid Doesn’t Help the Heart
WWSB-TV ABC Sarasota
Folic acid supplements might help ward off Alzheimer’s disease.

Ibuprofen Linked to Reduced Alzheimer’s Risk
WWSB-TV ABC Sarasota
Taking ibuprofen regularly over a long period of time appears to provide protection against Alzheimer’s.

Caution urged in choosing gene tests
Daytona Beach News-Journal (The Associated Press)
Beyond genetic discrmination concerns, many medical experts are concerned that genetic testing for conditions like Alzheimer’s disease may yield misleading results.

Compound may lead to new blood pressure drugs
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Researchers at the University of Florida have found a compound that lowers blood pressure that may also help manage Alzheimer’s.

Who should MDs let die in a pandemic? Report offers answers
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (The Associated Press)
Alzheimer’s patients are on a suggested list of people who wouldn’t have priority access to medical supplies and treatment in a pandemic.

Married scientists at UM search for cures
The Miami Herald
Margaret Pericak-Vance and Dr. Jeffery Vance, her husband, are a team researching conditions like Alzheimer’s at the Miami Institute for Human Genomics.

Boomers buy memory aids so they’ll be sure to … uh
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
More and more baby boomers are using memory aids to help maintain their memory.