Sleeping pills may be a therapy for Alzheimer’s

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Scientists from Germany have found that lack of sleep impairs the cleaning up of the library of memories in your brain. By giving animals small doses of sleeping pills the processes to store the memories in the correct way were improved. A promising development.

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Blood test for early signs of Alzheimer’s

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Researchers have found a way to do a blood test

There are significant benefits to early disease detection, because we know now that many of the same conditions that lead to vascular disease are also significant risk factors for Alzheimer’s,” Robert Nagele, a professor at the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford, New Jersey, said in a statement. Diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, stroke and being overweight can all threaten a person’s vascular health, in turn raising the risk of Alzheimer’s and other diseases.

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New method to look inside your brain

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There is a new method that allows the researchers to look inside your brain without creating large holes! It is a method based on light and non invasive.

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