A stressful lifestyle leads to Alzheimer's disease, say researchers. In a mice study, they found that chronic stress sends levels of steroids in the brain soaring. This not only accelerates the development of Alzheimer's but also boosts levels of the toxic plaque amyloid beta, which can ravage the brain, the Daily Express reported. Stress steroids could affect the brain's general activity, said Sara Bengtsson, of Sweden's Umea University. Chronically ...
Sleep loss might be an early warning of Alzheimer's disease according to a recent research at Washington University School of Medicine. Sleep is affected in patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease. The findings of the latest research suggest that sleep problems could as well be markers for the initiation of the disease. Previous experiments on mice have revealed that a link exists between sleep loss and beta amyloid plaques in the brain, which is ... 
In people with moderate Alzheimer's disease, a new drug was found to improve memory problems, finds study. The drug is called ORM-12741. The drug is the first to target a specific subtype of adrenergic receptors (alpha-2C) in the brain, which are believed to be involved in modulation of brain functions under stressful conditions, or the "fight or flight" response. For the clinical trial, 100 people with moderate Alzheimer's disease were randomly given either ... 
