Researchers at the University of Kentucky’s College of Medicine have found that a class of antibiotics called aminoglycosides could be
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New hope for dementia patients: Harvard researchers find a woman who is immune to Alzheimer’s
In a Colombian family, all ill almost, sooner or later, Alzheimer’s to a woman. Today it is well over 70
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The right way to deal with dementia patients: From the torment of the many questions
“Aunt Ellie, do you know who I am?” “Oh grandma, this is not a fork.” “Come on dad, now it’s
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Flu vaccine reduces risk of early death for elderly intensive care patients
It appears that an influenza vaccine does not just work when it comes to influenza. A new study shows that
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Chimpanzees’ working memory similar to ours: Contrary to humans, chimpanzees did not use search strategies to facilitate their task
Working memory is central to our mental lives; we use it to add up the cost of our shopping or
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Woman’s Lyme disease makes her feel ‘like she has dementia’
Woman, 49, whose Lyme disease makes her feel ‘like she has dementia’ is raising £6,000 for private treatment after claiming
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Alzheimer’s missing link ID’d, answering what tips brain’s decline: Brain’s immune cells form nexus between two damaging Alzheimer’s proteins
Years before symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease appear, two kinds of damaging proteins silently collect in the brain: amyloid beta and
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Artificial intelligence could be ‘game changer’ in detecting, managing Alzheimer’s disease: Study introduces machine learning as new tactic in assessing cognitive brain health and patient care
Worldwide, about 44 million people are living with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) or a related form of dementia. Although 82 percent
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When drug treatment for social anxiety is insufficient
A Japanese study group clarified that cognitive therapy maintained its effects more than a year after the end of therapy
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Virtual reality can spot navigation problems in early Alzheimer’s disease
Virtual reality (VR) can identify early Alzheimer’s disease more accurately than ‘gold standard’ cognitive tests currently in use, suggests new
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