Alzheimer; News from the web:
Jalisco gene mutation causes early-onset Alzheimer’s. There is only 1 percent of Alzheimer’s patients who have genetic mutations known to cause the disease.
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Category Archives: Research
Careful with that oil
Alzheimer; News from the web:
Canola oil is found not to be as healthy as we all tried to believe. See the latest research on it.
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Higher education protects against Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer; News from the web:
Using genetic information, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden provide new evidence that higher educational attainment is strongly associated with a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Research says play games to fight Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer; News from the web:
If you’re between 55 and 75 years old, you may want to try playing 3D platform games like Super Mario 64 to stave off mild cognitive impairment and perhaps even prevent Alzheimer’s disease.
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no prevention, no modifying therapies, no cure, but…..
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But scientists say they’ve now pinpointed a rare piece of DNA that may shield against the illness — even in people who are otherwise at high risk.
The discovery may explain why some people with known genetic risk factors don’t develop Alzheimer’s, the study authors said.
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I want to believe this
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Novel Drug Shows Promising Results in Alzheimer’s Model
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Scientists report that a novel small-molecule drug, which works by stopping toxic ion flow in the brain that is known to trigger neuronal apoptosis, can restore brain function and memory in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The team believes the drug could be used to treat AD and other neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and amyotropic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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