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If at first in 190 times you don’t succeed……..try again, read the amazing story of the 191th time.
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Category Archives: Research
High blood pressure and Alzheimer’s
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Diabetes patients are at greater risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease compared to healthy people, but the specific relationship between glucose and Alzheimer’s was not well understood until now.
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Sugar and Alzheimer’s
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For the first time a “tipping point” molecular link between the blood sugar glucose and Alzheimer’s disease has been established by scientists, who have shown that excess glucose damages a vital enzyme involved with inflammation response to the early stages of Alzheimer’s.
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Another drug fails for Alzheimer’s
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Drug company Merck said Tuesday it’s halting the late-stage trial of its promising Alzheimer’s drug verubecestat, after an independent study found that it had “virtually no chance” of working.
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Scientists discover how defective brain cells spread Alzheimer’s disease
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Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s may be linked to defective brain cells disposing toxic proteins that make neighbouring cells sick, a new study has found.
Researchers found that while healthy neurons should be able to sort out and rid brain cells of toxic proteins and damaged cell structures without causing problems, laboratory findings indicate that it does not always occur.
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Nothing new since 2003
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Read the rather depressing overview about searching for the cure for Alzheimer’s. We know a lot more than in 2003 but most tests have been failures and still no cure has been found, despite the huge amounts of money invested.
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