It sounds like science fiction: Nefarious genes clone themselves and settle their rogue copies in distant outposts of the galaxy
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Majority of older adults with probable dementia are likely unaware they have it, study suggests: Less education and unaccompanied medical visits linked to lack of formal diagnosis or awareness of diagnosis
A Johns Hopkins Medicine analysis of information gathered for an ongoing and federally sponsored study of aging and disability adds
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Genes found related to the reduction of proteins that contribute to Alzheimer’s onset
In the ongoing quest for a successful treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, a team of scientists from several leading research institutions
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Mutation protects against Alzheimer’s-like disease in mice
Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science have discovered a mutation that can protect against Alzheimer’s disease in mice.
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Tau-Microtubule and Neurological Diseases: Structural model of physiological tau-microtubule interactions sheds light on neurological diseases that correlate with their disruption
Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California, Berkeley have combined cutting-edge cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM)
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Issues of dementia and gun ownership need more discussion, researchers say: When should families, physicians and caregivers talk to dementia patients about giving up firearms?
As the number of adults with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia steadily increases, questions around their access to firearms remain largely
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How small molecule halts spread of toxic protein associated with Alzheimer’s progression: Research could help lead to design of drugs that slow neurodegeneration
Alzheimer’s disease destroys brain cells in part by promoting the formation of insoluble clumps that contain a protein called tau.
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New tools in the fight against diabetic blindness
Diabetic retinopathy is a retinal microvascular disease that often causes blindness in adults who have had diabetes mellitus for 10
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Dementia trend shows later onset with fewer years of the disease
The diagnosis is one that a family never wants to hear: Your father has Alzheimer’s disease. Your mother has stroke-related
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Most widely prescribed diabetes drug improves nicotine withdrawal symptoms in animal model
Metformin, the most widely used medication for diabetes, has also been shown to help treat dementia and some cancers. New
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