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Getting lost may be a sign!
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This is worrying for someone like me, who continuesly gets lost (thanks to relying on my gps too much):
Edinburgh University study finds a new link between the part of your brain that is used to navigate and possible future illness
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This could be a major breakthrough in our battle against Alzheimer’s
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IN short: New findings indicate that the induction of metaplasticity by ryanodine receptor activation contributes to the reestablishment of plasticity and associativity in hippocampal neurons of APP/PS1 mice and might be a potential therapeutic target.
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Researchers at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston are studying Alzheimer’s disease to determine what can be done to diagnose it earlier.
A recent UTMB study sheds light on how Alzheimer’s disease begins within the brain. Researchers found a relationship between inflammation, a toxic protein, and the onset of the disease.
They also identified a way that doctors can detect early signs of Alzheimer’s by looking at the backs of patients’ eyes. UTMB researchers have previously found evidence that tau oligomers, which are abundant in the central nervous system, may be present in the early stages of Alzheimer’s.
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A nice extra with stroke prevention! It reduces dementia!
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Ontario’s stroke prevention strategy appears to have had an unexpected, beneficial side effect: a reduction also in the incidence of dementia among older seniors. A new paper is the first to look at the demographics of both stroke and dementia across Ontario since the province pioneered Canada’s first stroke prevention strategy in 2000.
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Silent Seizures for Alzheimer’s patiens?
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A study has spotted ‘seizures’ in Alzheimer’s brains that usual scans can’t detect
The ‘seizures’ don’t trigger convulsions but are an early sign of the disease
Researchers claim these seizures could be spotted early to slow the effects
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