How one health concern could predict Alzheimer’s disease decades before first symptoms occur
The physicians tied a specific type of body fat, known as visceral fat, to higher levels of abnormal proteins in the brain ...
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Alzheimer’s may not actually be a "brain disease"
New theories suggest Alzheimer's may involve autoimmunity, with beta-amyloid linked to immune response misfires.
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Alzheimer's: Researchers find clue pointing to risk of disease in 20 years
A new study suggests that 'middle-aged' spread or having a beer belly could make people increasingly more likely to develop ...
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Alzheimer’s could be detected 20 years before symptoms show
Alzheimer’s disease could be detected up to 20 YEARS before dementia symptoms start to show following a major breakthrough.
Blocking key enzyme could reverse Alzheimer’s disease, study finds
The brain cells, or neurons, also showed signs of recovery, the scientists reported in Nature Neuroscience. This discovery ...
Patients should have easier access to drugs that can slow Alzheimer’s Disease | PennLive letters
While we have made progress with FDA approval of two treatments that can slow cognitive decline in early-stage Alzheimer’s ...
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Alzheimer's: Caregivers shouldn't ignore signs of depression. Here are a few of them.
The prevalence of depression is 30% to 40% higher in dementia caregivers than other caregivers, especially around the ...
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Study highlights the critical role of TLR7 in sex-biased Alzheimer’s-related demyelination
Inhibiting an immune signaling protein called TLR7 may help preserve the protective layer surrounding nerve fibers in the brain during both Alzheimer's disease and ordinary aging, suggests a study led ...