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Breakthrough Study Links Heart Disorder and Alzheimer's »
Posted by: SenorCoconut 5 months, 3 weeks ago in News
Researchers make breakthrough connection between atrial fibrillation, a fairly common heart rhythm disorder, and Alzheimer's.
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Alzheimer's Disease Linked to Mitochondrial Damage »
Posted by: SenorCoconut 7 months, 1 week ago in News
Researchers have demonstrated that attacks on mitochondria by the free radical nitric oxide mediates neurodegeneration associated with Alzheimer's.
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One of the First Signs of Alzheimers Could Be Attention Control »
Posted by: SenorCoconut 4 months, 2 weeks ago in News
According to researchers, people in very early stages of Alzheimer's already have trouble focusing on what is important to remember.
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Growth Factor Could Be a Potentially Powerful Therapy for Alzheimer's »
Posted by: SenorCoconut 4 months ago in News
Researchers have discovered that a human growth factor reverses memory impairment in mice genetically altered to develop Alzheimer's.
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Living Alone During Middle Age Increases Risk of Dementia in Late Life »
Posted by: SenorCoconut 3 months, 3 weeks ago in News
People who live alone have twice the risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease in later life compared with married or cohabiting people.
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Delirium Accelerates Cognitive and Memory Decline in Alzheimer's »
Posted by: SenorCoconut 6 months ago in News
Alzheimer's disease patients who have an episode of delirium are significantly more likely to experience rapid cognitive decline and memory loss.
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Researchers Question The Use of Memantine to Treat Alzheimer's Disease »
Posted by: WikiMap 1 week, 4 days ago in News
In the fight against Alzheimer’s disease there are a number of drug therapies that are implemented in patients at various points during the progression ...
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Anti Inflammatories Ineffective in Fighting Dementia in Alzheimer’s »
Posted by: SenorCoconut 4 months, 3 weeks ago in News
A discovery by researchers supports recent studies that anti-inflammatories are ineffective in fighting dementia in Alzheimer’s patients.
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Adults Show Poor Dementia Literacy and PTSD Linked to Risk of Dementia »
Posted by: SenorCoconut 3 months, 4 weeks ago in News
Higher Alzheimer's risk in veterans with PTSD, lower Alzheimer's risk with moderate alcohol consumption, and adults show poor dementia literacy.
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Researchers Develop Risk Index Tool to Help Predict Alzheimer's »
Posted by: SenorCoconut 5 months, 4 weeks ago in News
Researchers have developed a new risk index tool that can help predict whether people age 65 and older have a high risk of developing Alzheimer ...
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Memory Efficiency Declines Very Early in Alzheimers »
Posted by: SenorCoconut 6 months, 1 week ago in News
Researchers have found that even very early in Alzheimer's, people become less efficient at separating important from less important information.
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Statins Do Not Help Prevent Alzheimer’s »
Posted by: SenorCoconut 6 months, 3 weeks ago in News
There are a number of individual cases in case reports and case series where cognition is clearly and reproducibly adversely affected by statins.
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DASH Diet Could Reduce Age Related Cognitive Decline and Dementia Risk »
Posted by: SenorCoconut 3 months, 3 weeks ago in News
Studies have proven the DASH diet eating plan to lower blood pressure and high blood pressure is considered a risk factor for Alzheimer's and ...
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Cerebrospinal Fluid Shows Alzheimers Deterioration Much Earlier »
Posted by: SenorCoconut 4 months, 2 weeks ago in News
Researchers have shown that it is possible to determine which patients run a high risk of developing Alzheimer's and the dementia associated with it.
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Close Relationship with Caregivers Could Slow Alzheimer's Progression »
Posted by: SenorCoconut 3 months, 2 weeks ago in News
The beneficial effect of emotional intimacy that the researchers saw among participants was on par with some drugs used to treat Alzheimer's.
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