Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Neuronal heparan sulfates play role in amyloid pathology

(HealthDay)—Neuronal heparan sulfates (HSs) modulate brain amyloid-β (Aβ) clearance and aggregation in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease (AD), according to an experimental study published in the March 30 issue of Science ...

Health

CDC: Federal anti-smoking campaign still paying off

(HealthDay)—More than 1.8 million Americans tried to quit smoking in 2014 as a result of a federal anti-smoking ad campaign and 104,000 quit for good, a U.S. government survey found.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Alzheimer-type brain pathology after transplantation of dura mater

Up to now Alzheimer's disease has not been recognized as transmissible. Now researchers at the University of Zurich and the Medical University Vienna demonstrated Alzheimer-type pathology in brains of recipients of dura mater ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Review suggests habit reversal beneficial in atopic dermatitis

(HealthDay)—Habit reversal (HR) seems to be beneficial for reducing scratching among patients with atopic dermatitis (AD), according to a review published online Sept. 19 in the British Journal of Dermatology.

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