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Joel S. Ross, MD, FACP, AGSF, CMD President and Founder of Memory Enhancement Center of America
 

Joel S. Ross, MD

MD FACP AGSF CMD CPI
President and Founder
 
Memory Enhancement Center
of America, Inc.
4 Industrial Way West, 2nd Floor
Eatontown, New Jersey 07724
732.571.1535
 

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NIH-Supported Study Looks for Earliest Changes in the Brain That May Lead to Alzheimer’s Disease

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

My readers often think and ask, “When is the best time to get tested for possible Alzheimer’s Disease”.
The answer is simple: AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! This study will help identify the biomarkers (this can be an MRI of the brain, analysis of body fluids such as blood, spinal flood, brain imaging using amyloid markers, [...]

No prevention measures work to reduce risk of Alzheimer’s Disease (so far)

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

The very well respected “independent” panel of the National Institutes of Health has now announced preventative measures are not effective in reducing your risk of AD.
However, eating right, exercizing regularly, staying happy are all common sense approaches to overall well being, but they have not been shown to lower one’s risk of progressive memory loss [...]

Don’t always believe what is published

Friday, April 16th, 2010

If you read this account of GAMMAGARD one would feel it is the “end all” for Alzheimer’s Disease. However please also review my comments on the published results:
Apparently, the study was conducted in the US. The way of presenting the results of this study is very misleading. Baxter presented the study as a 18-month [...]

Breakthrough Imaging test for the eluse Amyloid Plaque?

Friday, April 16th, 2010

I have been an investigator for AVID Radiopharmaceuticals and participated (and currently participate) in a study where there new imaging agent is being used to detect presence of the very sticky and possibly causative agent in memory loss due to Alzheimer’s Disease called “amyloid”. My readers have read my blogs about amyloid (from the [...]

A Virus transferring a new Alzheimer’s Disease mediatication directly into the brain!

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

Local Researchers To Test First Transfer Agent To Improve Brain Function In Alzheimer’s Disease Patients
A phase II study (meaning it is the second step in getting the drug to reach approval in a four step process, meaning phase I, II, III and then IV) is being launced which is hoping to deliver a piece of [...]

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