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A very interesting story, making a couple of points about how brain damage impacts speech, reading, math and musical ability.The story explains how dyslexia and dyscalculia are due to different brain failures. But then the story goes on with suggesting that Ravel’s Bolero with its countless repetitions may be a sign of Alzheimer in the composer.
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Scientists believe embedding tiny DNA sequencers into household products could trigger a healthcare revolution.
Silicon microchips capable of reading and encoding DNA – dubbed Nanopore sequencers – are now small enough to be built into TOOTHBRUSHES.
The technology could help thousands quickly detect the onset of a fatal disease, such as Alzheimer’s and cancer
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A team at Duke University in North Carolina observed that with Alzheimer’s, immune cells that normally protect the brain instead begin to consume a vital nutrient called arginine.
By blocking this process with a drug, they were able to prevent the formation of “plaques” in the brain that are characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease, and also halted memory loss in the mice.
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The hope that Alzheimer’s will one day be curable has in recent yearsfaded to a flicker as successive clinical trials ended in failure. But the prospect of a treatment this week grew a little brighter as scientists uncovered a new and unexpected explanation for the development of the disease.
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Women who find it difficult to think and move at the same time, an ability required to perform everyday tasks such as driving a car are at a higher risk of contracting Alzheimer’s disease, suggests a new study.
The researchers at York University in Canada found a link between performance in such tasks and a communication problem between different brain regions that promote simultaneous thinking and moving.
The study, focused on women, was published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.
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Alzheimer; News from the web:
Another article about the claimed miracle diet to prevent Alzheimer called DASH. This time a more practical guide with what foods to eat and to avoid and what to make for dinner.
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