Alzheimer; News from the web:
Heard on NPR, this may eventually get somewhere!
Scientists are hoping that a single drug can treat two devastating brain diseases: Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.
The drug is nilotinib, which is approved to treat a form of leukemia.
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Alzheimer; News from the web:
According to The Scientific American:
“A Rare Success against Alzheimer’s,” by researchers Miia Kivipelto and Krister Håkansson, the future may not be quite so grim. In fact, studies show that reducing the risk of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia may include factors as simple as “good diet, exercise, an active social life and the achievement of higher educational levels.”
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Alzheimer; News from the web:
In a way, yes they do, but there is more to the story and it has to do with drugs.
Read it all in our link for today, filled with a great overview of the state of the current research.
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A new study has found declines in glucose levels in the brain come even before the first symptoms of Alzheimer’s appear. The same team also believes they have figured out a way to stop these levels from falling in the first place, a finding that could potentially prevent Alzheimer’s.
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Alzheimer; News from the web:
The results from a recent study support the hypothesis that the skin reflects the changes that are occurring in the hippocampus.
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Alzheimer; News from the web:
Great overview story but also a story about a new approach to healing Alzheimer’s. This involves injecting liposuctioned stem cells directly into the brain.
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