Latest Health research news from the around the globe: Mental Health Sleep loss linked to increase in Alzheimer's plaques ================================================================================ admin on 28 September, 2009 12:12:00 By Michael Purdy -- Chronic sleep deprivation in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease makes Alzheimer's brain plaques appear earlier and more often, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report online this week in Science Express. Alzheimer's art creates lasting memories ================================================================================ admin on 28 September, 2009 12:11:00 Paintings by dementia patients on display at UCI MIND Can an Over-the-Counter Vitamin-Like Substance Slow the Progression of Parkinson's Disease? ================================================================================ admin on 27 September, 2009 10:45:00 Rush University Medical Center is participating in a large-scale, multi-center clinical trial in the U.S. and Canada to determine whether a vitamin-like substance, in high doses, can slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease, a neurodegenerative disorder that affects about one million people in the United States. Preparing Army Medics on How to Handle Combat Injuries and Combat Stress Disorders ================================================================================ admin on 27 September, 2009 10:48:00 Rush University Medical Center trains Illinois National Guardsmen New treatment for the chronically depressed ================================================================================ admin on 27 September, 2009 10:23:00 A University of Adelaide study has found that mild and repeated doses of magnetic brain stimulation can be an effective treatment for chronic depression. Historic Gene Therapy Trial to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease Underway at Georgetown ================================================================================ admin on 24 September, 2009 11:06:00 Washington, DC -- Researchers in the Memory Disorders Program at Georgetown University Medical Center are now recruiting volunteers for a national gene therapy trial – the first study of its kind for the treatment of patients with dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease. Pivotal Data Demonstrating Efficacy of Darusentan in Treating Resistant Hypertension Published in The Lancet ================================================================================ admin on 17 September, 2009 01:23:00 Important Findings From First of Two Phase III Studies of Darusentan for Resistant Hypertension MRC scientist puts brain training to the test ================================================================================ admin on 10 September, 2009 01:13:00 Medical Research Council (MRC) Scientist Dr Adrian Owen is helping the BBC investigate whether brain training games actually improve brain performance in tonight’s episode of the Bang Goes The Theory. Alzheimer’s Society research finds link between infection and memory loss ================================================================================ admin on 08 September, 2009 09:20:00 People with Alzheimer’s disease who develop an infection need to be treated as soon as possible to prevent it worsening their dementia, according to research conducted by Alzheimer’s Society Cigarettes, Not Swedish Snuff Linked to Increased Risk of MS ================================================================================ admin on 08 September, 2009 09:19:00 ST. PAUL, Minn. – While smoking cigarettes appears to significantly increase a person’s risk of developing multiple sclerosis, using Swedish snuff does not, according to a study published in the September 1, 2009, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.