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Researchers say a type of iron called magnetite shows up in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s. Figuring out why could lead to new treatments for the disease.
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Category Archives: Research
Alzheimer’s and the genes
Alzheimer; News from the web:
A new study suggests promoting conversion of glucose into brain energy could reduce risk or delay disease onset in risk gene carriers
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A common virus can cause Alzheimer’s?
Alzheimer; News from the web:
Strains of a virus that most people acquire in childhood may play a role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease later in life.
Research published June 21, 2018, in the scientific journal Neuron revealed that levels of two types of human herpes virus (HHV-6A and HHV-7) were twice as high in the brains of patients who died with Alzheimer’s disease compared with those who did not have the disease.
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Dyscalculia and Alzheimer’s
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Research into problems with mathematics in patients with Alzheimer’s
Dyscalculia is an early sign of AD. It should be included among the reliable clinical hallmarks for the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease. Identification of dyscalculic symptoms in these patients requires composite assessment procedure.
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Details by sex may bring more answers for preventing alzheimer’s
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Most studies of Alzheimer’s risk factors look at combined data for women and men and do not analyze data by sex to identify risk factors that are more common or more predictive in women versus men.
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High Blood pressure and dementia
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A new study indicates that patients with high blood pressure are at a higher risk of developing dementia. This research also shows (for the first time) that an MRI can be used to detect very early signatures of neurological damage in people with high blood pressure, before any symptoms of dementia occur.
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