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Did they find the fountain of youth?
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This makes sense, if Alzheimer’s is most prevalent in older people, one way to slow down the disease is to slow down your aging. Read up on this novel approach.
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Some simple life style adjustments could prevent a HUGE number of Alzheimer’s cases
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Interesting, the video on the page in the link for today highlights life style changes while the words on the site talk about a new compound that has been found that could prevent Alzheimer’s. Both are interesting to read/watch.
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Fight Alzheimer’s without drugs
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Brain muddled after surgery? Now we know why.
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It has been known that people can be disoriented after general anesthesia but now a study found that propofol (a very common drug to use) also disrupts presynaptic mechanisms, probably affecting communication between neurons across the entire brain in a systematic way that differs from just being asleep. In this way it is very different than a sleeping pill
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Another promising Alzheimer’s drug
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In a new study, a Salk team found that J147 binds to a protein called ATP synthase, which is responsible for producing a common cellular “energy currency” known as ATP. This protein is known to control aging in worms and flies, and the researchers found that by binding to it the drug was able to prevent age-related damage to the brain.
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