Although around one in 14 people over 65 have Alzheimer's disease, there's still no cure, and no way to prevent the disease from progressing. But a recent study may bring us one step closer to preventing Alzheimer's. The ...
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(HealthDay)—Researchers may have uncovered a key reason some people remain sharp as a tack into their 80s and 90s: Their brains resist the buildup of certain proteins that mark Alzheimer's disease.
Feb 23, 2021
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A new Northwestern Medicine study showed cognitive SuperAgers have resistance to the development of fibrous tangles in a brain region related to memory and which are known to be markers of Alzheimer's disease.
Feb 17, 2021
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As people age, a normal brain protein known as amyloid beta often starts to collect into harmful amyloid plaques in the brain. Such plaques can be the first step on the path to Alzheimer's dementia. When they form around ...
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More than 5.7 million Americans live with Alzheimer's disease and that number is projected to triple by 2050. Despite that growing number, there is not yet a cure.
Jan 21, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Some older folks are still sharp as tacks and dementia-free well into their 80s and beyond. Now German researchers have uncovered a possible reason why: Their genes may help them fend off protein build-up in ...
Dec 21, 2020
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A team of researchers from Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) and Vrije Universteit Amsterdam (VU) has determined the development stages of Aβ fibrils and has thus been able to understand the development of plaques. The researchers ...
Dec 21, 2020
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Alzheimer's disease is characterized by the presence of amyloid plaques in the patient's brain. These plaques sequester copper, and contain approximately five times as much as a healthy brain.
Dec 17, 2020
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The two used methods for detecting amyloid pathology in Alzheimer's disease do not give unambiguous results, with the risk of incorrect or delayed care interventions. Now, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have ...
Dec 11, 2020
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New research has confirmed long-suspected links between sleep apnea and Alzheimer's disease, finding identical signs of brain damage in both conditions.
Sep 28, 2020
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