Read up about Childhood Alzheimer’s, there are several misunderstandings about this terrible disease. Read it all here
Low blood pressure reduces Alzheimer’s risk
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New trial’s results are now the first solid confirmation that lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of both mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a degree of brain decline that’s considered the gateway to dementia, and probable dementia.
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Down syndrome may hold the key
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Forty percent of people with Down syndrome develop Alzheimer’s disease by age 40. That number increases to 50 percent by age 50.
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The cake against Alzheimer’s
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Read how a granddaughter, armed with his favorite cake, brought the old grandfather back from his Alzheimer’s.
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novel Alzheimer’s treatments
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A study by researchers investigated lesser-known molecules involved in tauopathies like Alzheimer’s. They focused on microRNAs (miRNAs), gene expression regulators that bind to and destroy protein-encoding messenger RNAs. They discovered that some of these miRNAs showed neuroprotective effects; their supplementation therefore holds potential as a treatment for tauopathies.
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This drug may help if used before you get symptoms
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“I don’t want to raise false hopes,” Researcher Bloom said, but “if this idea of using memantine as a prophylactic pans out, it will be because we now understand that calcium is one of the agents that gets the disease started, and we may be able to stop or slow the process if done very early.”
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