Alzheimer's Disease

Protective actions of sex steroid hormones in Alzheimer’s disease
Abstract 1. Introduction As expertly described in the accompanying review articles, sex steroid hormones are potent regulators of neuron survival in multi...
Tue, 13 Jun, 2017 at 11:13 AM
The potential use of hormone-based therapeutics for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
Curr Alzheimer Res. 2012 Jan;9(1):18-34. Carroll JC1, Rosario ER. Abstract In both men and women, age-related loss of sex steroid hormones has been...
Tue, 13 Jun, 2017 at 11:36 AM
Scientists reveal how beta-amyloid may cause Alzheimer's
Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have shown how a protein fragment known as beta-amyloid, strongly implicated in Alzheimer’s disea...
Tue, 13 Jun, 2017 at 11:40 AM
Brain Meets Body: The Blood-Brain Barrier as an Endocrine Interface
William A. Banks Endocrinology. 2012 Sep; 153(9): 4111–4119.Published online 2012 Jul 9. Abstract The blood-brain barrier (BBB) separates the central ner...
Tue, 13 Jun, 2017 at 12:16 PM
Physiological roles for amyloid β peptides
J Physiol. 2006 Aug 15; 575(Pt 1): 5–10. Published online 2006 Jun 29. doi:  10.1113/jphysiol.2006.111203 Hugh A Pearson and Chris Peers Abstract ...
Tue, 13 Jun, 2017 at 12:24 PM
Alzheimer's: Destructive amyloid-beta protein may also be essential for normal brain function
Date: November 25, 2009 Source: American Friends of Tel Aviv University Alzheimer's disease is thought to be caused by the build-up of a brain pept...
Tue, 13 Jun, 2017 at 12:30 PM