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Genetic therapy can lower tau protein which causes Alzheimer's disease: St
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The trial, led by consultant neurologist Dr Catherine Mummery (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology & the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery), represents the first time that a 'gene silencing' approach has been taken in dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
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Sleeping pill lowers levels of Alzheimer's proteins: Study
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Sleep problems can be an early indicator of Alzheimer's disease. Many patients who are later diagnosed with Alzheimer's begin having trouble sleeping and staying asleep years before cognitive symptoms such as memory loss and confusion emerge. It's a vicious cycle: Alzheimer's disease causes
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Study finds how some brain cells transfer material to neurons
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
UC Davis researchers are the first to describe how oligodendrocyte-lineage cells transfer cell material to neurons in the mouse brain. Their findings show that these cells and neurons interact in a coordinated nuclear manner.
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Study reveals sugar molecule in blood can predict Alzheimer's disease
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Early identification and treatment of Alzheimer's disease need the use of trustworthy and cost-effective screening technology. Researchers at Sweden's Karolinska Institutet discovered that the quantity of tau, a protein that plays an important role in the development of severe dementia, is l
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Sugar molecule in blood can predict Alzheimer's disease: Study
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Early detection and treatment of Alzheimer's disease require the use of dependable and cost-effective screening technologies. Researchers at Sweden's Karolinska Institutet have revealed that the level of tau, a protein that plays a vital role in the development of severe dementia, is associa
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Early menopause without Hormone therapy could risk Alzheimer's disease: St
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
he results, published in JAMA Neurology, indicate that early age at menopause may be a risk factor for AD dementia, but that women who were prescribed HT around the age of menopause onset did not show increased risk.
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Study: How antibodies across blood-brain barrier treat Alzheimer's disease
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Sometimes the finest things in life happen by coincidence, when we happen to be in the right location at the right moment. Now, Japanese researchers have discovered a method to ensure that new treatments are delivered to the proper area in the body and at the right moment in illness progress
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Intake of Vitamin D might help preventing dementia: Research
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In the study, published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, the team found that taking vitamin D was associated with living dementia-free for longer, and they also found 40 per cent fewer dementia diagnoses in the group who took supplements.
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Research: Alzheimer's development linked to cholesterol, toxic protein clu
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Texas A&M's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences researchers discovered that cholesterol significantly boosts the toxicity of a peptide linked to the advancement of Alzheimer's disease.
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AI might help detect Alzheimer's disease from routine brain imaging tests:
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Although researchers have made progress in detecting signs of Alzheimer's disease using high-quality brain imaging tests collected as part of research studies, a team at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) recently developed an accurate method for detection that relies on routinely collecte
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Study finds development of Alzheimer's linked with cholesterol, toxic prot
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Researchers at Texas A&M's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences discovered that cholesterol significantly boosts the toxicity of a peptide linked to the advancement of Alzheimer's disease.
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Taking vitamin D might help prevent dementia: Study
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to a recent large-scale study, taking vitamin D supplements may help prevent dementia.
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