Alzheimer; News from the web:
Kim Green and colleagues with UCI’s Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders found that flushing away the abundant inflammatory cells produced in reaction to beta-amyloid plaques restored memory function in test mice. Their study showed that these cells, called microglia, contribute to the neuronal and memory deficits seen in this neurodegenerative disease. Results appear online in the journal Brain.
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Alzheimer; News from the web:
New research shows that keeping your mind active won’t stop the disease from progressing but it sure delays the symptoms, so that is a great reason to keep the grey matter in gear.
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Alzheimer; News from the web:
In new research the locus coeruleus has been identified as the “ground zero” for Alzheimer’s.
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Alzheimer; News from the web:
Despite the concern of an explosion of dementia cases in an aging population over the next few decades, a new study, based on data from the Framingham Heart Study (FHS), suggests that the rate of new cases of dementia actually may be decreasing.
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Alzheimer; News from the web:
A 16-year-old Hobart student who investigated the use of a chemical from the skin of tree frogs as a possible treatment for Alzheimer’s disease has won a national science award for her after-school efforts.
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