Neuroscience & Neurology | By August 09, 2006 | By Shaheen E Lakhan, MS, MEd, PhDcloseShaheen E Lakhan, MS, MEd, PhD Name: Shaheen Lakhan
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About: Dr. Lakhan is the Executive Director of the Global Neuroscience Initiative Foundation (GNIF). He administers a host of projects in bioethics, biotechnology, emergency management, global philanthropy, proteomics, and psychiatry -- to name a few disciplines. | 1 Comment

Advances of Alzheimer’s Research: Outlook on Prevention and Earlier Detection

An estimated 4.5 million older people currently have Alzheimer’s disease, and researchers predict that by 2050 the number could nearly triple to 13.2 million. But several promising recent developments in the study of Alzheimer’s disease may one day lead to new methods of diagnosing, preventing and slowing the disease’s progress. These include a new way to look inside the brains of people with the disease as well as new methods for preventing buildup of a protein, called amyloid, which forms plaques that scientists believe may be involved in causing Alzheimer’s symptoms. Read more →