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Israeli research offers new hope for Alzheimer's patients
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
An Israeli study shedding new light on the elusive mechanisms behind sporadic Alzheimer's Disease could pave the way for groundbreaking treatments and prevention strategies
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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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China becomes country with highest Alzheimer patients: Report
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia and mostly affects people in old age. In China, however, the disease is also occurring at an increasingly younger age.
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Researchers discover how traumatic brain injury, dementia linked by cerebr
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Dementia risk has been correlated with traumatic brain injury. Sadly, the exact mechanisms causing this relationship are still unknown. It is difficult to establish preventative strategies to assist TBI patients because of this knowledge gap.
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Researchers find how Alzheimer’s disease linked to genetic variants with b
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks 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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How do harmful proteins accumulate in Alzheimer's and other diseases?
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Under normal conditions, tau protein is a vital component of the brain's infrastructure, helping to stabilise neurons into their appropriate forms. However, tau can become tangled and toxic, harming brain tissue and generating tauopathies, a category of brain illnesses characterised by diffi
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Study finds if traumatic brain damage, dementia be linked by cerebrospinal
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Traumatic brain injuries have been linked to an increased risk of dementia. Unfortunately, the precise mechanisms behind this association remain unknown. This knowledge gap makes it challenging to develop preventative methods to help TBI patients. According to a recently published theory in
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Telecare lowers costs, improves quality of life for dementia patients: Stu
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks 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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Irisin-based medicines may aid in Alzheimer's disease treatment: Study
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Researchers discovered promising results indicating that irisin-based medicines may aid in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
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Study finds link between exercise-induced hormone irisin, Alzheimer’s dise
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The first 3D human cell culture models of Alzheimer's disease (AD) that exhibit the two main symptoms of the disease—the formation of amyloid beta deposits followed by tau tangles—were created previously. Researchers are now using their model to examine whether the exercise-induced muscle ho
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Study finds how specific T cells in brain slow progression of Alzheimer’s
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks 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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Study discovers how lack of sleep might affect brain
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Sleep deprivation not only makes you feel terrible, but research has shown that it also affects your brain. Long-term sleep deprivation increases the risk of acquiring neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's. Researchers are attempting to determine how a lack of sleep causes this damage.
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