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'The Notebook' star Gena Rowlands reveals five-year battle with Alzheimer'
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Actress Gena Rowlands, celebrated for her role as the older Allie in 'The Notebook', has disclosed her five-year battle with Alzheimer's disease.
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Researchers identify vascular changes in brain linked to Alzheimer's disea
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The network of blood channels and tissues known as the blood-brain barrier, which nourishes and shields the brain from dangerous chemicals flowing in the blood, is compromised in Alzheimer's disease.
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Researchers discover new biomarker to diagnose Alzheimer's in asymptomati
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
A novel biomarker for Alzheimer's disease in its asymptomatic phases has been discovered by a recent study headed by the Molecular and Cellular Neurobiotechnology group at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and the University of Barcelona.
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Study reveals novel therapeutic target for traumatic brain injury
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Health outcomes vary greatly among the approximately 1.5 million Americans who survive a traumatic brain injury each year. Not only can these injuries cause loss of coordination, depression, impulsivity, and difficulties concentrating, but they also increase the risk of getting dementia in
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Israel study reveals ethnic disparity in early-onset Alzheimer's disease
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
An Israeli study has revealed a significant ethnic gap in the prevalence of early-onset Alzheimer's disease, raising the potential for revolutionizing early-detection methods, drug development and patient care, the Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikvah said on Wednesday.
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Study finds how mRNA used to target Alzheimer's disease
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Researchers at The Florey have created a method using mRNA technology to specifically target the harmful protein tau, which accumulates in dementia patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease and other conditions.
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Longer genes are associated with ageing
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"Long genes that become less active with age may be the central cause of aging in our bodies," said co-corresponding author Thomas Stoeger, assistant professor of medicine in pulmonary and critical care at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a member of the Potocsnak Long
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Nanotechnology breakthrough could transform Alzheimer's care
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Bringing fresh hope for patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease, Israeli and Italian scientists have discovered a new way to fight the disorder by targeting a harmful protein in its early stages.
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Abdominal fat can influence brain health, cognition in high Alzheimer's ri
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to researchers at Rutgers Health, the impact of abdominal fat on brain health and cognition is often greater in middle-aged men at high risk of Alzheimer's disease than in women.
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Yoga gives distinct cognitive advantages to older women at risk of Alzheim
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A new UCLA Health study discovered that Kundalini yoga improved cognition and memory in older women at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease by restoring neural pathways, preventing brain matter decline, and reversing ageing and inflammation-associated biomarkers - improvements not seen in
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Alzheimer's breakthrough: Israeli researchers prevent memory deterioration
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Offering new prospects for early detection and prevention of Alzheimer's symptoms, Israeli researchers succeeded in preventing memory deterioration in an animal model.
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Study finds function of little-understood synapse in brain
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers revealed the function of a little-known junction between cells in the brain, which could have important treatment implications for conditions ranging from multiple sclerosis to Alzheimer's disease to glioma, a type of brain cancer.
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