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Research suggests that people from Iceland have increased risk and earlier onset of Alzheimer’s disease due to a rare gene transformation.
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An improved RAT maze may help Alzheimer’s research
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A fully-automated rat maze built by Technion researchers could help scientists better understand how individuals cooperate, and how this process may go awry in the brains of people with disorders ranging from autism to schizophrenia.
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For brain screening, check my eyes.
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Diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) may manifest as pathological changes in the retina of the eye. Research from the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) shows that retinal changes may be detected earlier than brain changes. Findings from mouse models suggest that eye examination could be used as a noninvasive screening tool for human brain diseases.
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Fundraising for Alzheimer’s from the air
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This girl took her fundraising to great heights! Jumping out of an airplane to raise funds for Alzheimer’s.
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Tool not to loose the Alzheimer’s patient
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Do Hispanics have a different form of Alzheimer’s?
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New research shows that there may be a difference in how Alzheimer
“Our study shows that the severity and proportion of neuropsychiatric symptoms is significantly higher in a Hispanic group compared to non-Hispanic whites,” says lead researcher Ricardo Salazar, M.D., a geriatric psychiatrist at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso (TTUHSC El Paso). “This could have a significant impact on the treatment and understanding of how Alzheimer’s disease progresses in Hispanics.”
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