LearningRx1 alzheimer's | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 29

How well you can smell linked to Alzheimer’s risk

Jan 24, 2017 by

A team of researchers found that adults who had poorer performance on a particular odor recognition test called POEM, where more likely to have APOE e4, which is linked to a greater risk of Alzheimer’s. They also had thinning...

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New strategy to prevent Alzheimer’s

Jan 12, 2017 by

A study published in Neuron showed that scientists were able to prevent the early events of Alzheimer’s and the development of brain pathology in experimental animal models. Specifically, they found that the inhibition of Nuak1 resulted in reduced levels...

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Regular exercise may safeguard against memory loss

Jan 2, 2017 by

Researchers have learned that regular exercise may help ward off memory decline for people with vascular cognitive impairment....

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Verbal memory tests may not detect early Alzheimer’s in women...

Dec 11, 2016 by

A study published in Neurology has found that mild cognitive impairment in women may frequently be missed because they tend to perform better in tests of verbal memory skills....

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Dementia risk may be raised by hormone therapy for prostate cancer...

Dec 5, 2016 by

A study published in JAMA Oncology found that men with prostate cancer who had ADT (androgen deprivation therapy) were nearly twice as likely to be diagnosed with dementia in the five years after the ADT treatment, compared to men...

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Research on triggering of lysozyme may provide new Alzheimer’s treatment...

Nov 13, 2016 by

Investigators have discovered that Alzheimer’s triggers an increased expression of lysozyme, an enzyme that attempts to counteract the build-up of amyloids in the brain caused by the disease....

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