Prostate cancer treatment and Alzheimer’s

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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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In short Alzheimer’s is still a mystery

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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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encouraging research into Alzheimer’s

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What is reversible Dementia?

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More than 50 conditions can cause or imitate the symptoms of dementia. A small percentage of dementias are reversible, meaning the symptoms subside and the underlying problem is treated.

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Light therapy for Alzheimer’s

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A Korean research team jointly led by Professor Chan Beum Park of the Materials Science and Engineering Department at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and Dr. Kwon Yu from the Bionano Center at the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB) conducted research to suppress an abnormal assembly of beta-amyloids, a protein commonly found in the brain, by using photo-excited porphyrins.

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