Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Possible dementia vaccine closer after mice studies
A preventive treatment for dementia may proceed to clinical trials after successful animal testing.
Dec 31, 2019
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Cardiology
Study weighs impact of sugar vs. whole fruit on blood pressure
Brace yourselves, folks. Another firehose of holiday menu choices is rushing your way. Savvy eaters are planning ahead, deliberating over age-old questions: Go for the cider and pumpkin cookies? Or opt for an apple and some ...
Nov 27, 2019
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Health
Health groups urge president to ban all flavored e-cigarettes
An ad campaign urging U.S. President Donald Trump to follow through on a commitment to ban all flavored electronic cigarettes, including mint and menthol, has been launched by a number of public health groups.
Nov 14, 2019
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Neuroscience
Flotillin is a novel diagnostic blood marker of Alzheimer's disease
Currently, best-characterized indicators for Alzheimer's disease (AD) diagnosis are the decreased levels of amyloid β-protein 42 and increased levels of phosphorylated tau in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Positron emission ...
Nov 4, 2019
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Bag of words test for Alzheimer's disease
A positive diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) can only be made definitively postmortem. However, there are many symptoms that become apparent as the disease progresses and specialists can usually be quite certain of a ...
Oct 31, 2019
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Alzheimer's memory loss reversed by new head device using electromagnetic waves
There is finally some encouraging news for the millions of Americans suffering from Alzheimer's Disease. NeuroEM Therapeutics today announced findings from an open label clinical trial showing reversal of cognitive impairment ...
Sep 17, 2019
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Health
Study shows not only do e-cigarette ads influence adolescents, young people don't question them
The tobacco industry has a history of targeting young people in its advertising to attract new customers. As vaping and electronic cigarettes have grown in popularity, advertisers are up to the same old tricks. New research ...
Sep 16, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Does anyone have a pad? TV is finally dismantling the period taboo
Last week, menstrual pad brand Libra launched their Blood Normal commercial in Australia, running it during prime time television shows including The Bachelor, The Project, and Gogglebox. Australia is a little late to the ...
Aug 26, 2019
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Blood tests for Alzheimer's: Why new studies are encouraging
Many people who have problems with their memory, especially if they are elderly, worry that they have Alzheimer's disease, which afflicts at least 5.5 million people in the U.S. and brings tremendous burdens to families as ...
Aug 8, 2019
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Researchers map protein-gene interactions involved in Alzheimer's disease
Among the confounding challenges of diagnosing and treating Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the fact that patients with asymptomatic and symptomatic versions of the degenerative condition may share similar neuropathological burdens ...
Jul 24, 2019
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