Sugar and Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer; News from the web:

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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Books for people with dementia and Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer; News from the web:

The story in our link for today talks about someone who found out that her mother with Alzheimer’s was still capable of reading a passage.

Now she publishes books specifically designed for people with dementia and alzheimer’s that have some special functionality to help them get through the book easily.

 

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Another drug fails for Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer; News from the web:

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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