LearningRx1 alzheimer's | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 36

Certain chronic viral infections contribute to cognitive decline...

Mar 16, 2016 by

A new study in the journal “Alzheimer’s Disease and Associated Disorders” found that certain chronic viral infections – including the herpes simplex virus – may contribute to cognitive decline in healthy older adults....

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Being lazy might shrink your brain

Mar 9, 2016 by

Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine have found a relationship between levels of fitness in middle age and brain volumes later in life....

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Cancer drug may protect against Alzheimer’s

Mar 7, 2016 by

The already approved anti-cancer drug bexarotene could delay the onset of Alzheimer’s by boosting the body’s natural defenses against faulty proteins in the brain....

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TBI produces the same mental impairments as Alzheimer’s

Feb 12, 2016 by

Researchers isolated a toxic form of tau protein from animals that had experienced a TBI then injected into other animals and found that they developed the same type of mental impairments caused by Alzheimer’s....

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Mentally challenging activities key to healthy mind

Feb 3, 2016 by

A recent study found that mentally demanding activities may be neuroprotective and vital for maintaining a healthy brain into late adulthood....

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Alzheimer’s treatment clue found in brain inflammation

Jan 31, 2016 by

Researchers now think it’s possible for inflammation in the brain to drive Alzheimer’s. If true, it may be possible to block a protein that regulates immune cells to stop the disease....

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