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Health & Wellness News tagged with Alzheimer disease

Have Scientists Discovered a Cure for Alzheimer's?
Health & Wellness  (tags: Alzheimer disease, drug, therapy, dementia, humans )

Eduardo
- 513 days ago - independent.co.uk
A single 20mg pill of the drug, called Dimebon, taken three times a day, appears to be twice as effective in improving cognitive performance and preventing deterioration in memory as existing drugs.
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Families Shed Light On Likely Causative Gene For Alzheimer's
Health & Wellness  (tags: Alzheimer disease )

Ingrid
- 580 days ago - sciencedaily.com
The genetic profile of two large Georgia families with high rates of late-onset Alzheimer's disease points to a gene that may cause the disease, researchers say.
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Hypertension, Alzheimer's Linked
Health & Wellness  (tags: humans, hypertension, high blood pressure, Alzheimer disease, brain, blood flow )

Eduardo
- 748 days ago - webmd.com
High blood pressure reduces blood flow to the area of the brain that controls memory and learning, perhaps raising the risk of Alzheimer's disease, researchers report.
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Eating Fish, Omega 3 Oils, Fruits And Veggies Lowers Risk Of Memory Problems
Health & Wellness  (tags: memory loss, dementia, Alzheimer disease, omega-3, omega-6, humans, risks, fish, fruits )

Eduardo
- 764 days ago - medicalnewstoday.com
A diet rich in fish, omega-3 oils, fruits and vegetables may lower your risk of dementia and Alzheimer disease, whereas consuming omega-6 rich oils could increase chances of developing memory problems.Omega-6 rich oils include sunflower or grape seed oil.
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Alzheimer's Cold Sore Virus Link
Health & Wellness  (tags: Alzheimer disease, disease, health, humans, illness, interesting, medicine, prevention, protection, research, risks, science, study )

Angel
- 775 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Thursday, 1 November 2007 Evidence is building that the cold sore virus may be linked to Alzheimer's disease, an expert says. In lab tests, Manchester University found brains infected with the herpes simplex virus, HSV-1, saw a rise in a protein linked
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Self-Discipline May Reduce Alzheimer's Risk
Health & Wellness  (tags: Alzheimer disease, risk, humans, Catholic, church, priests, nuns, health )

Eduardo
- 807 days ago - newscientist.com
According to a study involving Catholic nuns and priests, the most conscientious and self-disciplined individuals were found to be 89% less likely to develop this form of dementia than their peers over the course of the 12-year study.
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Treating Alzheimer's - Through The Nose
Health & Wellness  (tags: phage, drug, Alzheimer disease, drug delivery, humans, mice, therapy, nose )

Eduardo
- 812 days ago - medicalnewstoday.com
If it isn't possible to send drugs to the brain to treat Alzheimer's disease the normal way because of the blood-brain barrier that prevents drugs from moving from the blood stream into the brain, then send them through the nose instead.
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Alzheimer's Brain Marker
Health & Wellness  (tags: Alzheimer disease, brain, functional MRI, marker, humans )

Eduardo
- 812 days ago - upi.com
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive brain disorder characterized by memory loss, confusion and other symptoms. US researchers using functional magnetic resonance imaging have found a new marker that might aid in the early diagnosis of Alzheimer disease.
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