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Study sheds new light on treatment of Alzheimer's disease
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
By 2020, there will be more than 55 million cases of Alzheimer's disease worldwide, predicts Alzheimer's Disease International. Every 20 years, this number will almost double, rising to 78 million in 2030 and 139 million in 2050.
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Researchers give new insights into treatment of Alzheimer's disease
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In Alzheimer's disease, a small protein known as amyloid beta misfolds to intermediates that aggregate into larger macromolecular structures known as fibrils and plaques
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Study reveals new test might detect Alzheimer's disease 3.5 years before c
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London has developed a blood-based test that can predict the risk of Alzheimer's disease up to 3.5 years before clinical diagnosis.
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Hormone replacement therapy aids in prevention of Alzheimer's disease in w
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The study demonstrates that among women harbouring the APOE4 gene, the highest risk factor gene for Alzheimer's disease, HRT use is related to superior memory, cognition, and greater brain volumes in later life.
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Hormone replacement therapy helps prevent Alzheimer's Dementia among women
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to University of East Anglia research, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may help women who are at risk for acquiring Alzheimer's dementia avoid the condition.
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Study reveals how gut microbiome affect brain health
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Recent research revealed that the gut microbiome also plays an important role in the health of our brains.
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Study reveals same genes may cause risk of cardiometabolic diseases, demen
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A significant increase in the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease is associated with various cardiometabolic disorders, such as diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. Researchers from the Karolinska Institutet have recently conducted a twin study that raises the possibility that dementia
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Study finds neurodegenerative disease progression linked to proteins in br
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Many neurodegenerative illnesses, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, are mostly caused by tau and tubulin proteins. The accumulation of these proteins in the brain is mostly responsible for the advancement of neurodegenerative diseases.
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Past brain injury may be linked to an increased risk of FTD: Study
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a study by the University of Eastern Finland, past traumatic brain damage may increase the risk of frontotemporal dementia.
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New biomarker test can identify Alzheimer's neurodegeneration in blood: St
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A team of neuroscientists led by a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researcher developed a blood test to detect a new marker of Alzheimer's disease neurodegeneration.
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Researchers reveal traumatic brain injury, PTSD strong associations with A
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The influence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and genetic risk factors in a large cohort have never been studied simultaneously in the medical community.
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Researchers discover that women are more likely to get Alzheimer's disease
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Scientists have identified a clue to the molecular origin of Alzheimer's disease--a clue that may also explain why women are more susceptible to the disease.
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