Alzheimer’s News From Around the World.

A roundup of some of the research, news, and stories that have been released over the past week or so.

Stem cells ‘may reverse Alzheimer’s symptoms’ (Daily Mail, UK) – Scientists have moved a crucial step towards reversing symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease by using stem cells…(more)

Black, Hispanic Alzheimer’s Patients Live Longer Than Others (Medical News Today) – Black and Hispanic Alzheimer’s patients live longer than whites, Asian-Americans and American Indians who have the disease, according to a study published online Tuesday in the journal Neurology, HealthDay/U.S. News & World Report reports…(more)

Oils may cut Alzheimer’s risk (The Guardian, UK) – Eating a diet rich in omega-3 oils such as rapeseed, flaxseed and walnut oil could reduce the risk of suffering Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia by 60%, according to a study of more than 8,000 people…(more)

An Alzheimer’s vaccine? (OMRF) – A new research study from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation shows that immunization could offer a way to blunt or even prevent the deadly, memory-robbing disease…(more)