Alzheimer; News from the web:
For the first time, a study reveals exactly how mutations associated with the most common form of inherited Alzheimer’s disease produce the disorder’s devastating effects. The paper upends conventional thinking about the effects of Alzheimer’s-associated mutations in the presenilin genes and provides an explanation for the failure of drugs designed to block presenilin activity.
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Alzheimer; News from the web:
Scientist are in the process and have encouraging results with a skin test that could detect alzheimer in an early stage. Important for detection but also to learn more about the disease.
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Alzheimer; News from the web:
We wrote about the testing done in Colombia about three years ago HERE and highlighted the article in the NYtimes HERE .
In our link below a TV documentary with an update on this large family with Alzheimer and the mutation in the disease that may yet hold the key to a solution. The study is planned to be concluded in 2020 so nothing goes fast with this horrible disease but at least there is optimism about a potential new path for finding a cure.
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Alzheimer; News from the web:
We have listed them many times before but we continue to raise awareness of Alzheimer and the sooner you recognize symptoms and take action, the better the changes you delay the phases of Alzheimer for years.
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Alzheimer; News from the web:
If they haven’t figured it out before you, how do you break the news to the family that you have been diagnosed with Alzheimer? KPBS from San Diego State University, starts a series of broadcasts about this topic.
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