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Study: Weight loss can be early predictor of Alzheimer's disease in people
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Researchers revealed that unintentional weight loss in individuals with Down syndrome may signal the beginning of Alzheimer's disease long before usual cognitive symptoms like memory loss and dementia become apparent.
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Weight loss could be early predictor of Alzheimer's disease in Down syndro
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Unintentional weight loss in people with Down syndrome may predict the onset of Alzheimer's disease long before typical cognitive symptoms like memory loss and dementia are apparent.
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Study reveals how brains turn into smarter disease fighters
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Combating Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases by inserting healthy new immune cells into the brain has taken a leap toward reality. Neuroscientists at the University of California, Irvine and the University of Pennsylvania have found a way to safely thwart the brain's resistance
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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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Study: Slower memory decline in older adults linked to healthy lifestyle
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Even for carriers of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene - the strongest known risk factor for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias - a healthy lifestyle was found to slow memory loss
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HRT could ward off Alzheimer's among at-risk women: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) could help prevent Alzheimer's Dementia among women at risk of developing the disease, according to University of East Anglia research.
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Study: Head injury is associated with doubled mortality rate long-term
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Adults who suffered any head injury during a 30-year study period had two times the rate of mortality than those who did not have any head injury, and mortality rates among those with moderate or severe head injuries were nearly three times higher, according to new research from the Perelman
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Scientists developing early Alzheimer's disease detection sensor
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers with the SFU Nanodevice Fabrication Group are developing a new biosensor that can be used to screen for Alzheimer's disease and other diseases. An overview of their work has been recently published in the journal Nature Communications.
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Study explores effects of dietary choline deficiency on neurologic and sys
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Choline, an essential nutrient produced in small amounts in the liver and found in foods including eggs, broccoli, beans, meat and poultry, is a vital ingredient for human health. A new study explores that deficiency in dietary choline adversely affects the body and may be a missing piece in
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Six minutes of high-intensity exercise could delay Alzheimer's disease ons
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The findings of recent research suggest that six minutes of high-intensity exercise could extend the lifespan of a healthy brain and delay the onset of neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.
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Hormone replacement therapy aids in prevention of Alzheimer's disease in w
Updated : 3 years, 2 months 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, 2 months 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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