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Rosacea linked to a slightly increased risk of dementia
EurekAlert (press release) A new study has uncovered an increased risk of dementia–in particular Alzheimer's disease–in patients with rosacea. Importantly, the risk was highest in older patients and in patients where rosacea was diagnosed by a hospital dermatologist. The … |
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Alzheimer’s cure at last: First drug to stop disease in its tracks – Express.co.uk
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Alzheimer's cure at last: First drug to stop disease in its tracks
Express.co.uk Liraglutide stopped its advancement and in some cases boosted mental function. No previous study has shown such a dramatic effect. It means the drug could be given to those at risk, or showing the first signs of dementia, to provide a lifetime of … Small study shows that diabetes drug may affect a common sign of Alzheimer's disease |
Dementia in HIV — HAND or Alzheimer’s? – MedPage Today
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Dementia in HIV — HAND or Alzheimer's?
MedPage Today The case of a 71-year-old man with HIV and signs of Alzheimer's disease suggests that dementia in HIV patients might be more complicated than has been thought, researchers said. The case, reported online in Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, … Fantastic discovery could lead to Alzheimer's early warning Breakthrough Discovery In Alzheimer's Disease, A New Protein Can Reverse Cognitive Decline Lifestyle may help prevent Alzheimer's disease |
Rudgwick schoolgirl raising vital funds for Alzheimer’s Society with teddy tombola – Alzheimer’s Society
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Rudgwick schoolgirl raising vital funds for Alzheimer's Society with teddy tombola
Alzheimer’s Society 'I decided to take part in this challenge for Alzheimer's Society because my Nanny Ethel has Alzheimer's disease and sometimes she doesn't know who we are, but she knows that she loves us. I want to raise money to help people like my Nanny and also to … |
Lowering toxic by-products in fruit flies gives new insight into Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s – Alzheimer’s Society
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Lowering toxic by-products in fruit flies gives new insight into Parkinson's and Alzheimer's
Alzheimer’s Society However, they only represent a very simplistic version of the condition – behavioural changes seen in fruit flies, such as slow crawling and climbing, are very different from the symptoms people with Alzheimer's disease experience. 'It's estimated that … Fruit fly experiment 'improves' symptoms of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease |
Leading IT company raise funds to support people living with dementia in Cardiff – Alzheimer’s Society
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Leading IT company raise funds to support people living with dementia in Cardiff
Alzheimer’s Society 'We are delighted to be supporting Alzheimer's Society as our charity of the year. Dementia is a disease that affects so many people and our staff and management team feel strongly about raising money to support the work that the society undertakes … Wasaga Beach woman is a caregiver and a stranger to her mother with dementia |
Facing Dementia Together: Kenneth Branagh learned about Alzheimer’s for Wallander role – The Sunday Post
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Facing Dementia Together: Kenneth Branagh learned about Alzheimer's for Wallander role
The Sunday Post Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia affect some 850,000 Britons. “Of course, it's often not them who is suffering, it's their loved ones,” said Branagh, who flew his wife, set designer Lindsay Brunnock, out to Sweden during filming to help give him … |
Protein Injection Could Potentially Reverse The Symptoms of Alzheimer’s – WomansDay.com (blog)
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Protein Injection Could Potentially Reverse The Symptoms of Alzheimer's
WomansDay.com (blog) The researchers, co-led by Professor Eddy Liew, found that daily injections of a protein called IL-33 reversed cognitive decline in mice in just one week. The mice, referred to as APP/PS1 mice, were bred to develop Alzheimer's-like symptoms as they aged. Two-Part Series on Alzheimer's and Dementia What is dementia? Stem cells, toxic proteins being studied to slow Alzheimer's |
Novel on dementia to benefit Alzheimer’s – New Zealand Herald
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Novel on dementia to benefit Alzheimer's
New Zealand Herald What happens when an intelligent woman who successfully manages to juggle family, a career and a lover, forgets to buy the Christmas turkey? Tauranga-based author Marian Penman answers this question in her first book Losing My Marbles. Marian spent … |
Two proteins may be responsible for dementia in Alzheimer’s patients – ConsumerAffairs
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Two proteins may be responsible for dementia in Alzheimer's patients
ConsumerAffairs For a while now, scientists have suspected that dementia developed in Alzheimer's patients because of the presence of two proteins, called amyloid and tau, respectively. However, they were uncertain about which protein, if either, was the driving force … |