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Cardiff University dementia genes study breakthrough hope
BBC News Scientists in Cardiff say they are on the verge of an "enormously exciting" breakthrough in understanding the causes of Alzheimer's disease. Their study will suggest the body's own immune system could be attacking brain cells of those genetically … Cash boost for city research team |
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The Truth About Dementia shows us how to face up to Alzheimer’s – Daily Mail
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The Truth About Dementia shows us how to face up to Alzheimer's
Daily Mail If your genes carry the markers that make you prey to Alzheimer's, and your doctor has the tests to prove it, do you get him to tell you? Angela Rippon would. 'I'd rather be prepared for the unknown rather than find it comes up and bites me on the bum … Angela Rippon: 'Teach the young about dementia' The Truth About Dementia: Angela Rippon's brisk tour of the facts lessened its terrors Dementia-friendly BBC tools help trigger memories |
Immune cells in the brain thought to trigger dementia actually PROTECT against Alzheimer’s – Daily Mail
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Immune cells in the brain thought to trigger dementia actually PROTECT against Alzheimer's
Daily Mail Clusters of immune cells in the brain, previously thought to contribute to the development of Alzheimer's actually protect against the disease, new evidence suggests. They do so by containing the spread of damaging amyloid plaques, Yale University … |
Successful extraction of Alzheimer’s-type dementia finger-tapping pattern – Medical Xpress
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Successful extraction of Alzheimer's-type dementia finger-tapping pattern
Medical Xpress The National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology ("NCGG") in Japan has succeeded in identifying an index finger-thumb tapping pattern unique to Alzheimer's-type dementia through clinical research focusing on the rhythmical movement of both hands … |
Dementia Awareness Week: Hundreds of Bath residents sign up to Join Dementia Research – Bath Chronicle
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Dementia Awareness Week: Hundreds of Bath residents sign up to Join Dementia Research
Bath Chronicle Whats is the difference between dementia and Alzheimer's? – People often confuse dementia and Alzheimer's.Dementia itself is not a disease – it is a group of symptoms and includes memory loss and change of personality.Dementia can be caused by a … Herefordshire healthcare workers support Dementia Awareness Week People in Luton urged to 'confront dementia' Minds Matter: Become a Dementia Friend |
High blood pressure in your 30s ‘is a danger sign’ for Alzheimer’s – Daily Mail
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High blood pressure in your 30s 'is a danger sign' for Alzheimer's
Daily Mail High blood pressure in your 30s or 40s is a warning sign of dementia in later life, according to Oxford researchers. It increases by 62 per cent the chance of vascular dementia, the most common type after Alzheimer's, they said. Those at risk can … |
New research to combat dementia in Alzheimer’s Awareness Week – ITV News
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New research to combat dementia in Alzheimer's Awareness Week
ITV News One in 14 people over 65 – and one in six over 80 – have dementia, but new research in our region is hoping to combat the devastating illness. Some of this work is being done at the University of Sussex where a build-up of proteins on the brain is … |
Chronically Active Innate Immune System Seen as Likely Cause of Dementia in Alzheimer’s Patients – Alzheimer’s News Today
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Chronically Active Innate Immune System Seen as Likely Cause of Dementia in Alzheimer's Patients
Alzheimer’s News Today Chronic activation of the innate immune system is the main cause of a range of symptoms common to different neurodegenerative diseases, namely dementia, which is often associated with Alzheimer's disease, researchers at the University of Adelaide … |
Study finds exercising at any age can prevent Alzheimer’s and dementia – TheHealthSite
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Study finds exercising at any age can prevent Alzheimer's and dementia
TheHealthSite 'In other words, if you're in good physical shape, does that improve blood flow to critical areas of the brain? And does that improved blood flow provide some form of protection from dementia?,' Johnson noted. (Read: 6 tips to prevent the onset of … Brain imaging gives further insight on Alzheimer's decline Can lack of sleep increase your risk for Alzheimer's? |
Medway Dementia Action Alliance set up by Alzheimer’s Society, Medway Council and Medway CCG – Kent Online
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Medway Dementia Action Alliance set up by Alzheimer's Society, Medway Council and Medway CCG
Kent Online An action group has been set up to help the thousands of people living with dementia in Medway and make the Towns more “dementia friendly”. The news comes at the start of Dementia Awareness Week which was launched on Sunday. There are 2,898 … Dementia Awareness Week: Diagnosed with Alzheimer's aged 51 Dementia Awareness Week: What it's like to have Alzheimer's disease Geordies too scared to see a doctor over dementia fears, says Alzheimer's Society |