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Revolutionary Gadget Could Help Alzheimer's Sufferers Improve Their Memory By 90%
Science & Tech  (tags: gadget, Alzheimer disease, memory, Microsoft, patients )

Eduardo
- 733 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
Scientists researching Alzheimer's disease have invented a camera memory aid which can improve sufferers' natural recall by up to 90 per cent. The SenseCam, funded by technology giants Microsoft, is a small device worn by the patient to record details.
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Sugar and Alzheimer's: Are They Linked?
Science & Tech  (tags: mice, sugar, Alzheimer disease, risks, disease )

Eduardo
- 736 days ago - webmd.com
Drinking too many sugary sodas may increase a person's risk for developing Alzheimer disease late in life, new research suggests. The small study was conducted in mice, not humans. The mice were fed either water or sugar water.
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A Novel Way Found to Prevent Protein Plaques Implicated in Alzheimer's
Science & Tech  (tags: Alzheimer disease, mice, amyloid beta, protein, aggregates, plaques, neurons, cystatin C, research )

Eduardo
- 754 days ago - thehindu.com
A protein called amyloid beta aggregates into toxic plaques in the brain, killing neurons. The deadly transformation of amyloid beta into plaques can be prevented through an interaction between amyloid beta and another protein called cystatin C.
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Overexpression Of Human Protein Reduces Severity Of Alzheimer's Disease In Mice
Science & Tech  (tags: mice, Alzheimer disease, animal model, protein, neuroglobin, disease, research )

Eduardo
- 756 days ago - sciencedaily.com
Mice genetically engineered to both overproduce the protein neuroglobin and to develop Alzheimer's disease (AD) had a much milder form of the disease when compared to mice engineered to have AD alone.
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