Category Archives: Research

Alzheimer’s and the bees (yeah you read that right)

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Alzheimer; News from the web:

Whether royal jelly has genuine health benefits for humans is a matter for more research, but in a study scientists have cracked one of the most enduring puzzles surrounding the milky gloop: the secret behind its queen-maker magic.

The discovery promises to have an impact far beyond the niche field of melittology. Armed with the findings, scientists are now exploring potential new treatments for wounds and disorders such as muscle wastage and neurodegenerative disease.

Read all about it HERE

Alzheimer’s and HIV

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New research finds that an HIV enzyme plays a crucial role in driving Alzheimer’s-related brain pathology by altering the APP gene. The findings warrant “immediate clinical evaluation of HIV antiretroviral therapies in people with Alzheimer’s disease,” say the authors of the study.

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Will we ever find a cure?

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The New York Times has a great article today, read it in our link below.

“The field is desperate, and we all want something to work,” said Dr. Reisa Sperling, director of the Center for Alzheimer Research and Treatment at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.

Read all about it HERE

(our blog will be on a short break to celebrate the US Thanksgiving, back on Monday)