Scientists studying Alzheimer's disease (AD) have identified thousands of genetic variants in the genome in the development of this progressive neurodegenerative disease.
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Stanford Medicine researchers are hopeful that a proof-of-concept treatment in mice—blood stem cell transplants—may reduce signs of Alzheimer's disease.
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Under normal circumstances, tau protein is part of the brain's infrastructure, important for stabilizing neurons into their proper shapes. But sometimes tau gets knotted up into tangles and turns toxic, injuring brain tissue ...
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A simple, cheap and non-invasive blood test could help predict a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease up to 20 years before symptoms show.
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A research team has finally discovered how neurons die in Alzheimer's disease (AD). The team is led by Professor Bart De Strooper at VIB-KU Leuven and the UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) at UCL and Dr. Sriram Balusu ...
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A UCSF telecare program that improves outcomes for patients with dementia and lightens the load for unpaid caregivers also has the surprising bonus of cutting Medicare costs, according to UC San Francisco research.
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Suddenly getting lost, failing to recognize family members, or forgetting words and names are well-known symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. Psychologists have now discovered that the disease also manifests in more subtle ways: ...
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Patients living with fibromyalgia (FM)—a disease that predominantly affects women and is characterized by chronic pain, fatigue and brain fog—often find limited treatment options and a scarcity of explanations for their ...
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It is a heartbreaking condition that robs children of their ability to walk, talk and recognize their loved ones and now the latest research has revealed the true impact of childhood dementia globally.
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Scientists at Oregon Health and Science University have made a development that could lead to a greater understanding of Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia: a new cause for the diseases that impact cognitive functioning.
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