Alzheimer; News from the web:
Nighttime restlessness is common among people with Alzheimer’s, and many stay awake agitated and pacing long after their family members have gone to sleep. Now, scientists may have figured out why: The disease appears to degrade a special type of eye cell that tells the brain when it’s day or night.
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Scientists tested a chemical called EPPS on mice that had been genetically engineered to contract a disease similar to Alzheimer’s in humans from five months of age. The researchers found that the amount of plaques characteristic in the brain had been reduced in the treated mice.
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Although not undisputed, here is what researchers have just published:
In a study released Monday, the researchers found after analyzing two decades of data that men treated with therapy to suppress their hormones were about 88 percent more likely to get Alzheimer’s during a follow-up period of about three years compared with prostate cancer patients who did not receive the treatment.
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Some get it, some progress rapidly from early dementia to the full blown disease, some have a brain full of the plaques but don’t have any signs of dementia.
Life style seems to have an impact but much remains a mystery. Read up on some interesting research.
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