Hispanic sleeping issues cause Alzheimer’s

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Hispanics who have trouble sleeping may be at a higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias, according to a new study.
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No Wait, it works!

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The drug company Biogen is asking the FDA to approve one of its Alzheimer’s treatments, a sign that clinical trials have shown success for the therapy. The drug, aducanumab, is still in the experimental stages, and Biogen had thrown in the towel months ago when studies didn’t seem to show progress. The company now says higher doses may be key. An Alzheimer’s drug gaining FDA approval would be blockbuster. There are currently no effective treatments for the memory-robbing disease, which affects more than 5 million people in the U.S. alone

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A possible treatment

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Scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) have identified a possible treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. Working together with a scientific team at the Rockefeller University in New York, the investigators have shown that treatment with the oral anticoagulant dabigatran delays the appearance of Alzheimer’s disease in mice.

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Does red wine help to stave off Alzheimer’s?

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Great article by Georgia Ede, MD

here is the punch line: Interventional studies of light to moderate drinking are unfortunately few and far between, therefore the risks of having a glass or two of wine with dinner are poorly understood. It is up to you to carefully consider the risks in your particular case. If you choose to drink red wine, do so because you enjoy it, rather than because of unfounded assertions that it’s good for your brain.

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