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Science and Technology Options Assessment (STOA) Workshop on April 23rd, 2013 The STOA workshop entitled “What does it mean to live with a brain disorder?” is a prelude to the many events taking place in May as part of the…

The UK’s Alzheimer’s Society’s second annual report examines the quality of life for people with dementia This report concentrates on findings from a survey showing that over half of the general public believe people with dementia lead a poor quality…

A new laboratory study by scientists from Germany and the US shows that certain protein particles are indeed capable of multiplying and spreading from one cell to the next. In diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s endogenous proteins accumulate in the…

Variation in the gene ABCA7 causes increased risk of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease African-Americans have a higher incidence of late-onset Alzheimer’s.  A large-scale GWAS study has identified that a variation in the gene ABCA7 causes the risk of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease…

The flagship publication of the WHO Regional Office for Europe is issued every three years The 2013 report covers the overall improvements to health in the European Region, and analyses the health inequalities within and across countries. A road-map is…

New study from the USA aimed at modeling the course of Parkinson’s disease (PD) which describes the economic consequences of slower rates of progression Multiple studies describe progression, dementia rates, direct and indirect costs, and health utility by Hoehn and…

Study details how brain enzyme interacts with drug-like lead compound for Huntington’s Disease Researchers at the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology have detailed how an enzyme in the brain interacts with an exciting drug-like lead compound for Huntington’s Disease to inhibit…