Alzheimer’s News from Around the World.

UK to use new tool to test for Alzheimer’s – “Researchers at the University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging will soon begin conducting clinical trials for a Louisville company that is developing an early screening tool for Alzheimer’s disease.” (more)

Alzheimers Research Target May Be a Dead End – “A once-promising pathway for research into preventing and treating Alzheimer’s disease may have been derailed by a surprise chemical finding, researchers report.” (more)

Report: Infra-Red Helmet Could Reverse Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia – “An experimental helmet could be the answer to reversing the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, the U.K.’s Daily Mail newspaper reported Sunday. According to the report, British researchers have designed special headgear that bathes the brain with infra-red light and stimulates the growth of brain cells.” (more)