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In the U.S., older people with dementia are usually told they have Alzheimer’s disease.
But a range of other brain diseases can also impair thinking and memory and judgment, according to scientists attending a summit on dementias held Thursday and Friday at the National Institutes of Health.
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Having a great-grandparent or even a cousin — referred to as “third-degree relatives” — with Alzheimer’s disease may raise your own risk of developing the disease, according to new research.
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Fast clicking sounds can boost brainpower in mice with signs of Alzheimer’s disease. Like flickering lights, these external sounds spur a type of brain wave that seemed to sweep disease-related plaques from mice’s brains, researchers report in the March 14 Cell.
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Next avenue has a great article about the latest theories concerning what causes Alzheimer’s. We link to it below. So far, the results have been beyond disappointing. A class of drugs called “acetylcholinesterase inhibitors” offer marginal functional improvements, but that’s been it. Things are starting to change, though.
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See the posting from The Advocate with links to great sites for information about Alzheimer’s disease. Unfortunately we are not listed but that didn’t keep us from passing on this great resource for you.
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Research from the UK shows that lower scores on memory tasks were related to longer watching TV per day.
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