Pre-dementia 'more common in men'
25 January 2012 Last updated at 17:44 ET By Michelle Roberts Health reporter, BBC News Although dementia is more common in women, it appears that men are at higher risk of the earliest signs of the Continue Reading
'Defeating Dementia'
To mark the launch of a new report, 'Defeating Dementia', by Alzheimer's Research UK, Julian Huppert MP calls for greater investment in dementia research. Continue reading here: Continue Reading
Call for more dementia scientists
The chief scientific adviser to the charity Alzheimer's Research UK says more experts are needed to work on understanding the causes of dementia. Continue reading here: Call for more dementia Continue Reading
Breakthrough Therapy Using Cord Blood Banking Driving Stem Cell Industry
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire -01/24/12)- Given some positive trends, the stem cell market could be set to skyrocket this year. A recent report from Kalorama Information titled "Worldwide Markets for Continue Reading
Catalyzing Autism Research At MIT – $26.5 Million Simons Gift
The Simons Foundation has given the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) a $26.5 million gift. The money will be used to develop the Simons Center for the Social Brain at MIT, a novel plan Continue Reading
Boca foundation to be site for Michael J. Fox Parkinson study
Boca Raton is about to join the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research international study on the progression of Parkinson's disease. Continue reading here: Boca foundation to be site Continue Reading
Research and Markets: Stem Cell Research Market to 2017 – Strong Pipeline, High Unmet Needs in Chronic Diseases and …
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/00ccfb/stem_cell_research) has announced the addition of the "Stem Cell Research Market to 2017 - Strong Continue Reading
International Stem Cell Corporation to Present Immune Matching Research Advances at Cell Science and Stem Cell …
CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Executives from International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCBB:ISCO), a biotechnology company specializing in the research and development of stem cell-based therapies, Continue Reading
Civitas Therapeutics Announces Award of Michael J. Fox Foundation Grant and Lead Drug Candidate for Parkinson’s Disease
CHELSEA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Civitas announced award of a grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research and named its lead drug candidate for Parkinson's: CVT-301, an inhaled Continue Reading
The economics of stem cell research
Lab assistant Dave Ferguson holds-up stem cell cultures in a lab at the Reeve-Irvine Research Center at the University of California Irvine. Read the original here: The economics of stem cell Continue Reading
Call for Medisave to cover Parkinson’s disease
Citing their research on Parkinson's disease, clinician-scientists - with an eye on the costs as the number of elderly people grows - are calling for the use of Medisave to manage the Continue Reading
MSRCNY Receives Approval For Groundbreaking Stem Cell Trial in Multiple Sclerosis
Contact: Pamela Levin, RN, Multiple Sclerosis Research Center of New York, work: +1-646-557-3858, cell: +1-917-453-5537, PLevin@imsmp.org; or David Audley, International Cellular Medicine Society, Continue Reading
Friedreich Ataxia – Video
This short informational movie is a project of the Rotary Club of Brighton North, Victoria, Australia. DVD liner notes: Friedreich ataxia is the commonest genetic cause of unsteadiness in the Continue Reading
Alzheimer’s Stem Cell Research Patient Advocate Spotlight: The Faces of Neurodegenerative Disease – Video
(Part 3 of 7) Neal Hermanowicz, specialist, and, gave the keynote presentation at "Synapses Firing: Connections Made", a patient advocacy event hosted by the California stem cell funding agency Continue Reading
Stem cell research hopes to repair brain damage of Parkinson’s disease
( University of Melbourne ) Stem Cells Australia is a new 21 million dollar Australian Research Council Special Research Initiative bringing together Australia's leading stem cell scientists. See Continue Reading
Kessler Foundation neuropsychologists receive National Multiple Sclerosis Society grants
Two neuropsychologists at Kessler Foundation Research Center were awarded more than $100,000 in grants by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD, received $63,000 to Continue Reading
Charity to benefit from Vermonter’s run
Molly Magee of Plainfield, Vt. is running the New York City Marathon on Nov See more here: Charity to benefit from Vermonter's run Continue Reading
Dementia Costs Europe 189 Billion Euros A Year
New research from Oxford University in England estimates the total cost of dementia across 15 western European countries in 2007 was 189 billion euros (£165 billion), most of which is made up of Continue Reading
A*STAR scientists first to identify stem cell key to lung regeneration
( Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore ) Scientists at A*STAR'S Genome Institute of Singapore and Institute of Molecular Biology have made a breakthrough discovery in the Continue Reading
23andMe discovers genetic variant that may protect those at risk for Parkinson’s disease
( 23andMe Inc. ) 23andMe Inc. has announced the first-time discovery of the potentially protective nature of the gene serum/glucocorticoid regulated kinase 1 (SGK1) which appears to be protective Continue Reading
