In a highly anticipated announcement, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday, June 7, approved the first new drug for Alzheimer's disease in nearly two decades.
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Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia and is characterized by neurodegeneration in regions of the brain involved in memory and learning. Amyloid beta and tau are two toxic proteins that build up in disease ...
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Like amyloid plaque, the genetic variant APOE4 has long been associated with Alzheimer's disease, but still little is known about the role the gene plays in the disease process.
Jun 14, 2021
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Affecting over 50 million people, Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia and primarily occurs in people over the age of 65. The pathology of the disease in the brain is mainly characterized by two factors: ...
Jun 11, 2021
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Alzheimer's disease is one of medicine's most elusive thieves, a disease that slowly and irreversibly robs a person's ability to think, reason, remember and maintain normal body functioning. The underlying cause of Alzheimer's ...
Jun 10, 2021
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first new drug to treat Alzheimer's disease in nearly two decades, in a controversial decision that left the agency defending its reputation and its science.
Jun 8, 2021
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Latest research from UNSW Sydney's Center for Healthy Brain Aging (CHeBA) has uncovered new insight into the underlying mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease.
Jun 7, 2021
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Alzheimer's disease is the most common neurodegenerative disorder in which neurons gradually die off, leading to dementia. The exact mechanism and causes of this disorder have not yet been identified. However, it is known ...
May 26, 2021
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Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia and is characterized by the build-up of amyloid plaques in the brain. Microglia, the immune sentinels of the brain, are not only responsible for eliminating foreign ...
May 21, 2021
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Since the discovery of Alzheimer's disease over a century ago, two hallmarks of the devastating illness have taken center stage.
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