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This can not be good for Alzheimer’s
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Read this tale of lawsuits and accusations and you’ll start to understand that unfortunately not all who are involved in Alzheimer’s research are concerned with just finding a medicine but apparently the glory (or money) in finding the first real working medicine creates a situation where people and institutions are suing to get rights to a study or materials or volunteers or equipment all of which does not help Alzheimer’s and is counter to finding the best medicine.
I’m not even interested in who is right or who is wrong, I’m just disgusted by researchers and institutions wasting valuable time and money on fighting battles in court instead of fighting the battle with Alzheimer’s in the laboratory.
Very disappointing!
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Important for Alzheimer’s risk: study about sedentary lifestyles and cognitive performance
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A new study confirms what other studies have suggested, that a sedentary lifestyle has an impact on cognitive performance and hence on your risk to develop Alzheimer’s.
The article also provides tips on how to reduce the risk.
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New drug in the works for Alzheimer’s
The Bridge or the stepping stones
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By using electrode implants to track nerve cells firing in the brains of rats as they plan where to go next, scientists say they have learned that the mammalian brain likely reconstructs memories in a way more like jumping across stepping stones than walking across a bridge. The research sheds light on what memories are and how they form, and gives clues about how the system can fail.
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New Alzheimer’s test developed by teenager!
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A 15-year-old school student has developed a test which could give up to 10 years warning of Alzheimers before symptoms even start to show.
Krtin Nithiyanandam, a pupil at Sutton Grammar school, developed a ‘trojan horse’ antibody which can enter the brain and latch onto neurotoxic proteins, identifying the disease in advance
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