Alzheimer’s disease could be caused by damage to a protective barrier in the body that allows fatty substances to build up in the brain.
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New Drug-Free Alzheimer’s Treatment Arrives in the UK
by News Releaseby News ReleaseHarley Street’s London Alzheimer’s Clinic to offer Transcranial Pulse Stimulation, a revolutionary new treatment for Alzheimer’s dementia.
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New Research Finds Brain Activity While Cooking Resembles Early-Stage Alzheimer’s Disease
by News Releaseby News ReleaseExposure to nanoparticles during cooking causes changes to brain activity similar to that observed in early-stage Alzheimer’s disease.
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New Study Suggests Possible Common Thread Between Many Neurodegenerative Diseases
by News Releaseby News ReleaseTake a cell-deep tour of a brain afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease, and you will find minuscule clumps of protein that seem suspicious.
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Heart Disease Causes Early Brain Dysfunction and Can Treble Key Alzheimer’s Protein
by News Releaseby News ReleaseHeart disease can directly cause brain dysfunction early on which could lead to dementia and can treble the amount of an Alzheimer’s protein in the brain.
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Viagra Can Lower the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease, According to New Study
by News Releaseby News ReleaseA new Cleveland Clinic-led study has identified sildenafil as a promising drug candidate to help prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease.
There are two specific proteins known to be found in aggregated ‘clumps’ in Alzheimer’s patients.
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Scientists Identify the Cause of Alzheimer’s Progression in the Brain
by News Releaseby News ReleaseThe researchers used post-mortem brain samples from Alzheimer’s patients, as well as PET scans from living patients.
Poor sleep and Alzheimer’s disease are both associated with cognitive decline, and separating out the effects of each has proven challenging.
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Photobiomodulation Can Help Slow Down Alzheimer’s Disease, According to New Research
by News Releaseby News ReleasePhotobiomodulation refers to the low-power light in the visible and near-infrared spectra to trigger beneficial biological processes in cells and tissues.
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Ground-Breaking Study Discovers Likely Cause of Alzheimer’s Disease
by News Releaseby News ReleaseGround-breaking new Curtin University-led research has discovered a likely cause of Alzheimer’s disease.
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One Protein to Rule Them All: a Central Target for Treating Dementia
by News Releaseby News ReleaseDementia has many faces, and because of the wide range of ways in which it can develop and affect patients, it can be very challenging to treat.
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Cholesterol Drives Alzheimer’s Plaque Formation, Study Finds
by News Releaseby News ReleaseCholesterol manufactured in the brain appears to play a key role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease, new research indicates.
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Researchers Shed New Light on Molecular Mechanisms in Brain Diseases
by News Releaseby News ReleaseRutgers researchers have discovered some of the first molecular insights into how toxic proteins are regulated in neurodegenerative diseases.
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Algorithm Developed by Researchers Can Predict Possible Alzheimer’s with Nearly 100% Accuracy
by Psychregby PsychregResearchers developed a method that can predict the possible onset of Alzheimer’s disease from brain images with an accuracy of over 99%.