Alzheimer; News from the web:
Some news sites have reported that Alzheimer’s may be contagious but the site in our link for today puts our minds at ease and confirms that this is a misinterpretation of the reports.
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Category Archives: Research
More than one Alzheimer’s?
Alzheimer; News from the web:
A study done in August suggested that there may be more sorts of Alzheimer’s disease; inflammatory, noninflammatory and cortical.
They would each need different treatment and it may be the reason why lots of drug have failed so far.
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Fight agitation in Alzheimer’s patients with a new drug
Alzheimer; News from the web:
A drug that combines a cough suppressant with a heart medication might offer a safer option for calming the agitation that commonly affects people with Alzheimer’s disease, an early clinical trial suggests.
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Chocolate against Alzheimer’s! Am I dreaming?
Alzheimer; News from the web:
Well it is more complicated than that. Here is what the study says:
Researchers discovered that consumption of cocoa polyphenols reduces the formation of harmful proteins, including beta-amyloid and abnormal tau aggregates. Such proteins are known to accumulate in the brain and cause damage. The accumulation results in loss of synapses and hence makes the connections between nerve cells dysfunctional.
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Is riluzole a new drug for Alzheimer’s disease?
Alzheimer; News from the web:
The journal of neurochemistry published a study that may have impact on finding an effective treatment for Alzheimer’s.
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Alzheimer’s and diabetes
Alzheimer; News from the web:
We have reported more often about the relation between Diabetes and Alzheimer’s (use our search box in the top right to find other articles) but in today’s link another urgent warning about this relationship with the focus on preventing diabetes.
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