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Listen to prof Martins AO about Alzheimer
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Professor Martins AO, Foundation Professor of Ageing and Alzheimer’s, Edith Cowan University, Perth is one of the world’s leading Alzheimer’s researchers. His new book ‘Understanding Alzheimer’s: the complete Australian guide to the management and prevention of Alzheimer’s’ is released in September to coincide with World Alzheimer’s month.
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Restoring (part of) the brainfunction
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Recent research has shown that it is possible to restore the brain function from old mice back to that of young mice. This was done by increasing the level of protein RbAp48 in old mice. It is an encouraging development although still further research will be necesarry to study the impact in Humans and to figure out if this solution may also restore other parts of the brain.
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Not amyloids but C1q
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In a groundbreaking study from Stanford University School of Medicine, researchers detailed the significance of a protein called C1q, which was previously known as the initiator of the immune system response. After analyzing brain tissue in mice of varying ages, as well as postmortem samples of a 2-month-old infant and an elderly person, they discovered that C1q exponentially increases in the aging brain – creating as much as a 300-fold buildup. Comparatively, most age-associated increases of proteins in the brain are only three- or four-fold
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It’s not Alzheimer!
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The last thing most patients do when they receive an Alzheimer’s diagnosis is seek another diagnosis.
But research shows that up to 5 percent of dementia cases are misdiagnosed cases of a treatable but largely unknown condition called “normal pressure hydrocephalus.”
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High glucose levels may raise Alzheimer’s risk
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Higher blood-sugar levels, even those well short of diabetes, seem to raise the risk of developing dementia, a major new study finds. Researchers say it suggests a novel way to try to prevent Alzheimer’s disease – by keeping glucose at a healthy level.
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