A national study of an experimental drug that could slow or stop the onset of Alzheimer's disease in people at risk is recruiting participants in Madison.
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In one of the most ambitious attempts yet to thwart Alzheimer's disease, a major study got underway Monday to see if an experimental drug can protect healthy seniors whose brains harbor silent signs that they're at risk.
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Caloric restriction (CR) without malnutrition increases longevity and delays the onset of age-associated disorders in short-lived species, from unicellular organisms to laboratory mice and rats.
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Dr. Ozioma Okonkwo, an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, will begin a two-year project to study the effects of aerobic exercise on the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease after receiving a research grant from the Alzheimer’s Association.
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Local Vietnam veterans are being sought to participate in a large national study examining connections between post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury and the signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. The study is being conducted at about 20 research sites across the U.S., including the University of Wisconsin - Madison.
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Dr. Barb Bendlin, the lead author, is an assistant professor of medicine at UW and a researcher for the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. According to Bendlin, the findings showed high levels of insulin resistance in the brains of study participants and a reduced uptake of glucose.
WKOW 27 - Madison
"Just this year, researchers have mapped the entire genome in people with Alzheimer's disease," said Sterling Johnson, a professor and researcher for the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center within UW Health in Madison and the Madison VA Hospital. In most people with Alzheimer's, symptoms, such as memory loss and issues with problem-solving, confusion over time and place, vision/spatial issues and impaired reasoning or judgment, first appear after age 60, according to the National Institute on Aging...
