The Lancet gets involved in Alzheimer’s research

Alzheimer; News from the web:

The Lancet Neurology Commission and accompanying Comments identify key steps that need to be taken to improve patient care and support the research that is urgently needed to develop safe and effective strategies for treatment and prevention.

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Researching Alzheimer’s with your husband

Alzheimer; News from the web:

Dorene Rentz, one of 
the local neuropsychologists behind a pioneering Alzheimer’s study, spends her days searching for 
answers in the mysterious plaques that invade the brains of those suffering from the incurable disease.

And Rentz’s search will take on a new sense of urgency in the coming months, as the study gains a key participant: her husband.

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Tapping your fingers may reveal Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer; News from the web:

The National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (“NCGG”) in Japan has succeeded in identifying an index finger-thumb tapping pattern unique to Alzheimer’s-type dementia through clinical research focusing on the rhythmical movement of both hands

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