The latest Alzheimer’s research has a clear theme: Change your lifestyle to protect your brain. It will take several years…
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Ahead of Alzheimer’s meeting, researchers seize on signs of progress
After decades of Alzheimer’s research that led to dead ends, including 123 drugs that failed, top researchers in the field…
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‘Lost’ memories restored in mice
In a feat that calls to mind the memory-tweaking technology in the film “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” a…
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Rare form of amnesia causes woman, 32, to wake up thinking she’s 15
One morning in 2008, 32-year-old Naomi Jacobs woke up in a home she didn’t recognize, to a son she didn’t…
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Researchers link lack of naturally occurring protein to dementia
Researchers have discovered a link between the absence of a naturally occurring protein in humans and early signs of dementia.…
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Common antidepressant may halt plaque growth associated with Alzheimer’s
A commonly used medication could hold the key to treating or preventing Alzheimer’s disease. New research published in the journal…
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Exposure to DDT pesticide may increase Alzheimer’s risk, study finds
Exposure to the synthetic pesticide DDT may increase both the risk and severity of Alzheimer’s disease in some individuals –…
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