LearningRx1 alzheimer's | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 57

New compound lets doctors see Alzheimer’s as it progresses...

Oct 26, 2013 by

Researchers have developed fluorescent imaging agents that let them see tau protein aggregates (typical of Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative disorders) right in the brain of living patients....

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Determining age-related memory loss from disease

Oct 9, 2013 by

Cornell researchers have discovered how to determine if a person’s memory decline is just “normal” age-related cognitive decline or a more serious memory-related disease like Alzheimer’s....

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Can good hygiene RAISE your Alzheimer’s risk?

Oct 5, 2013 by

A group of researchers theorized that people who live in industrialized nations come in contact with fewer viruses and bacteria and therefore have a lowered immunity to things that raise the risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s....

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New dementia risk scoring system for diabetics

Sep 29, 2013 by

A new simple scoring system will let doctors predict whether older patients with type 2 diabetes are at risk of developing dementia....

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Discovery of major cause of age-related memory loss

Sep 21, 2013 by

According to researchers from Columbia University Medical Center, a protein deficiency in the brain is behind much of age-related memory loss. In addition, the team says the discovery has strong causal evidence that Alzheimer’s and age-related memory loss are...

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Copper intake may cause Alzheimer’s

Sep 20, 2013 by

Our intake of copper may be causing Alzheimer’s. New research suggests that copper reduces our ability to clear away toxic proteins in our brain, and encourages “clumping” of those toxic proteins....

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