Here’s the links to the Alzheimer’s Disease articles just in case you missed them.

Finding Alzheimer’s Before a Mind Fails

When Both Parents Suffer Dementia, Children Suspect It is Also in Their Future

Disease Brings Drastic Changes to Patients, and Stress to Family Members

In the Absence of a Gene That Says ‘Yes’ or ‘No’, the Value of One That Says ‘Maybe’ is Questioned

There are also two videos that highlight personal struggles with Alzheimer’s Disease…

Alzheimer’s: Quest for Understanding that looks at one woman’s determination to help scientists understand the disease.

Alzheimer’s: The Rarest Gene that looks at a family’s strugge with early onset Alzheimer’s.

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New York Times looks at Alzheimer’s Disease.

She also relates the connection between HSV-1 and ApoE4 gene and their connection with Alzheimer’s…how researchers suspect the presence of the ApoE4 gene may work to make HSV-1 more active.

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Are Cold Sores Related to Alzheimer’s?

   Alzheimer’s Notes participated in this round-up with my post where I ponder, Does Alzheimer’s Follow a Family Gene? ane consider my family members who may and may not have had this disease.

I also like the answer Hsien gives to my question, when she points us to the Alzheimer’s Disease Genetics Fact Sheet.

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Alzheimer’s Notes Participates in Gene Genie

*Would one find ancestors with dementia or Alzheimer’s in the family history?

*Will they find distant cousins who suffer from Alzheimer’s or have family members who do?

*If your family member (parent/spouse/aunt/uncle/grandparent/sibling) has Alzheimer’s, will you find a history of this disease as you use DNA to find ancestors?

*Will we find there’s a genetic or hereditary connection to Alzheimer’s?

Just some points to ponder.

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Will Ancestral DNA Research Reveal Alzheimer’s?

Among the bloggers participating, you’ll find Alzheimer’s Notes with Do Caregivers See Themselves in Alzheimer’s Family Members?

The Grand Rounds party or carnival has been around for 2 years, 46 weeks, according to Hsien.  A fun group to party with!

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Alzheimer’s Notes Featured in Grand Rounds Party

The example was given of the engineered, or “smart,” mice ” being more adept at learning to navigate a water maze and remembering that being in a certain box involves a mild shock.  The mice also were faster than their cousins to realize when situations changed and could work out an alternate route through the maze.

The implications for Alzheimer’s  could be great, according to the researchers.  Turning this enzyme (Cdk5) off in the brain and understanding more about it could help bring about better knowledge about Alzheimer’s along with many other conditions.  Scientists will continue to study the long term effect of deleting this enzyme from the brain of mice.

Also, at Alzheimer’s Daily News, this topic is mentioned, as well as reference to Dr.James Bibb, one of the researchers, who affirmed that understanding how the enzyme affects the brains and behavior of  mice might aid in the treatment of Alzheimer’s and other diseases.  

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Genetic Engineering in Mice May Aid Alzheimer’s Research

 Is Alzheimer’s genetic? 

Did Auntie and Mother develop it because of something in their genes? Then why didn’t their two brothers have Alzheimer’s?  Their minds were alert when they died in their 80’s.  We can’t say it’s because they were males and Mother and Auntie females since other men develop Alzheimer’s.

Although there is testing and research going on by many scientists and institutions, they’ve found no certain cause nor sure cure. The testing continues to see  whether one person is likely to get it and another is not.  Scientists also want an answer to the genetic questions, too.

So…I answer that I’m not worried because, at this point, I don’t know that there’s anything genetic to  make it more likely that my sister or I will develop Alzheimer’s.  It will be interesting to see what the scientists eventually come up with in answering the question, “Is Alzheimer’s genetic?” 

Decoding Darkness: The Search for the Genetic Causes of Alzheimer’s Disease may not have all the answers, but may give some idea of what’s being done.

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Is Alzheimer’s Genetic?

Rather than trying to summarize what she discusses about this research, I’m referring you directly to her blog for Aug. 11.

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Alzheimer’s Information on Genetics and Health Blog