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Alcohol consumption linked to acceleration of Alzheimer's disease: Researc
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Although current research indicates that alcohol use disorder is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, further study is needed to determine how alcohol use disorder affects the pathophysiology of the illness
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Study reveals we still don't know which factors most affect cognitive decl
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A new analysis explores relative statistical associations between various life factors and cognitive decline in elderly Americans, highlighting gaps in knowledge needed to reduce cognitive decline. Hui Zheng of the Ohio State University, U.S., and colleagues present these findings in the ope
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Traumatic brain injury, PTSD associated with Alzheimer's: Research
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Researchers found that PTSD, TBI, and the e4 variant of the APOE gene exhibited high links with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in a study of Veterans conducted by Dr. Mark Logue, a statistician in the National Center for PTSD at the VA Boston Healthcare System (ADRD).
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Researchers map deep brain stimulation target for Alzheimer's disease
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the fifth leading cause of death in adults over 65 years old. While many potential treatments for neurodegenerative disease focus on developing drugs to target key culprits, a relatively new approach aims to treat the brain.
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Controversial Alzheimer's drug approval sparks surprising impact in US
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave controversial accelerated approval to the first Alzheimer's drug in nearly 20 years, it had a surprising impact on attitudes about research into the disease. A survey by University of California, Irvine neuroscientists has found news coverage o
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Study reveals a new approach for Alzheimer's therapies
Updated : 4 months ago IST
In the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease, the protein amyloid- clumps together. The eventual deposition of these aggregates as so-called plaques results in damage to the brain's blood vessels and tissue
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Researchers find new target for Alzheimer's therapies
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The protein medin is deposited in the blood vessels of the brains of Alzheimer's patients along with the protein amyloid-b. Researchers from DZNE have discovered this so-called co-aggregation. They have now published their observation in the renowned journal Nature. "Medin has been known for
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Synthetic peptides may suppress formation of harmful amyloid aggregates
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In Alzheimer's disease, the degeneration of brain cells is linked to formation of toxic protein aggregates and deposits known as amyloid plaques. Similar processes play an important role also in type 2 diabetes. A research team under the lead of the Technical University of Munich has now dev
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Researchers use AI technology to detect mental illness
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Georgia [US], July 23 (ANI): In order to prevent and cure debilitating ailments including Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, and autism, a new study at Georgia State University's TReNDS Center may result in early detection.
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Study: Whole blood transfusion may be used as disease-modifying treatment
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Houston (Texas) [US], July 15 (ANI): According to a recent study from UTHealth Houston, the complete exchange of blood may be a novel, disease-modifying treatment for Alzheimer's disease. This treatment successfully reduced the development of amyloid plaque in mice's brains.
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Damage to inner ear system predicts fall risk in people with Alzheimer's d
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Baltimore [Maryland], March 11 (ANI): A research of about 50 people with Alzheimer's disease has revealed that damage to the inner ear system that controls balance is a major factor in patients' well-documented higher risk of falling.
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Tony Bennett practices performing even amid Alzheimer's battle
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 2 (ANI): American singer Tony Bennett has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease but that has not stopped him from pursuing his undying passion for music.
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