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Researchers find how important protein keeps cell membranes in balance
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Lipids are the primary components of our cell membranes, which are made up of lipid bilayers. The lipid distribution is not uniform; it is asymmetric, having differing lipid contents in the outer and inner layers.
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Research shows diet has significant impact on risk of Alzheimer's disease
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
In a detailed study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, Diet's Role in Modifying risk of Alzheimer's Disease: History and Present Understanding, we can finally discover which diets are useful in lowering the chance of getting Alzheimer's disease.
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Researchers give more insight into connection between neuroinflammation, A
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers uncovered how genetic changes in specific types of brain cells can cause the inflammatory response seen in Alzheimer's disease.
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Study sheds light on link between neuroinflammation, Alzheimer's disease
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Researchers discovered how genetic abnormalities in particular types of brain cells may lead to the inflammatory response found in Alzheimer's disease.
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Study finds how hidden belly fat in midlife is connected with Alzheimer's
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The development of Alzheimer's disease is associated with higher levels of visceral belly fat in midlife, according to research that will be presented next week at the annual conference of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Fat around the internal organs located deep within th
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Reduced hippocampal size linked to cognitive deterioration: Study
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
A study found that smaller hippocampal volume was associated with poorer performance on fluid cognitive functioning.
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Smaller hippocampus associated with cognitive decline: Study
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
With the development of new medications that can target the amyloid-beta plaques in the brain that are an early symptom of Alzheimer's disease, new methods for determining whether memory loss and thinking issues are caused by Alzheimer's disease or another neurodegenerative disease are requi
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Study sheds more light on early interventions for Huntington's disease
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Huntington's disease is the most prevalent neurodegenerative ailment caused by a single gene, with motor and cognitive abnormalities as well as behavioural symptoms. There are no medicines that can stop or reverse the condition at the moment, but new research from Boston Children's Hospital
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Graphene oxide nanoflakes lower toxicity of Alzheimer's proteins: Study
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The collection of chemicals known as amyloid peptides is thought to be an early driver of Alzheimer's disease. These trigger cell death and are typically found in Alzheimer's patients' brains. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have now demonstrated that after being t
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Researchers find how Alzheimer’s disease linked to genetic variants with b
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Scientists investigating Alzheimer's disease (AD) have discovered millions of genetic variations in the genome that contribute to the progression of this progressive neurological illness.
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Telecare lowers costs, improves quality of life for dementia patients: Stu
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to a UCSF study, a telecare programme that improves outcomes for dementia patients while reducing the burden on unpaid caregivers also offers the unexpected benefit of lowering Medicare expenses.
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Study finds how specific T cells in brain slow progression of Alzheimer’s
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Up to 5.8 million Americans currently suffer from Alzheimer's disease, a neurological ailment marked by a progressive deterioration in cognitive function, including memory loss.
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