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Cancer Drug Shows Promise for Alzheimer's

A cancer drug has shown promise in being effective in improving memory when administered to older mice with Alzheimer's disease, according to scientists at the University of Pennsylvania. The drug in...

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Alzheimer's: Easter Island Soil May Reverse the Disease

Alzheimer's disease runs in my wife's side of the family, which, of course, is a cause for serious concern. It's been proven that people who have a history of AD in their bloodline are often at risk...

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Alzheimer's Disease Isn't Yet Curable, But New Book Helps Treat It

Alzheimer's Disease is one of my most hated enemies. I watched as it slowly chipped away at my grandmother's life and sanity. It's one of those things that you don't really think about until it...

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Alzheimer's Gene Linked to Lower Brain Amyloid

The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) today announced that researchers investigating a gene known to increase the risk of Alzheimer's have discovered the gene is also associated with lower...

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Alzheimer's Signs Found in People as Young as 18, Says Study

Researchers this week announced that the earliest signs of Alzheimer's disease yet detected have been found in a group of people with a rare inherited form of the disease. Two new studies on the...

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Diabetes Treatment Shown to Improve Memory For Alzheimer's Patients

A new study shows that a drug used to treat insulin resistance in diabetics could improve cognitive performance in some people with Alzheimer's disease. In the study, published this week in the Journal...

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Dementia Alleviated in Mice Using Antibody Blocker

A new study has shown that mice bred for Alzheimer's testing that were given an antibody that blocked the immune molecule p40 showed "substantial" improvements in behavioral testing. The effects were...

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Alzheimer's Treatment Could Restore Brain Cell Memory

A new study has shown that a drug intended to treat diabetes could restore memory in brain cells affected by Alzheimer's disease. The study, published in The Journal of Neuroscience, demonstrated that...

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Alzheimer's Linked to Inflammatory Process

New research has shown that a well-known inflammatory process could play a role in the progression of Alzheimer's Disease. The discovery could lead to new research on a different way to combat the...

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Breastfeeding Linked to Reduced Alzheimer's Risk

Though there are many medical reasons why breastfeeding is widely recommended, researchers at the University of Cambridge have made an unlikely connection through a new study. The study, published in...

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Copper May Play Role in Alzheimer's Disease

A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences is causing debate among scientists on the connections between copper intake in the diet and Alzheimer's Disease. The study,...

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Scientists: We've Found a Protein that Guards Memory

A report posted last week via Healthday News on WebMD should sound reassuring to all the baby boomers out there (and everyone else, for that matter): age-related memory loss has been linked to a single...

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Alzheimer's: A Discovery of Two New Gene Mutations

A research team from the Massachusetts General Hospital have discovered two gene mutations that could cause late onset Alzheimer's disease in humans. The good news, according to the researchers, this...

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New Study: Our Brains Need Sleep To Clean Themselves

NPR reports that a new study from University of Rochester researchers may explain not only why we so desperately need sleep, but also the role sleep plays in preventing Alzheimer's disease. A study of...

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New Study Focuses on Blood Vessels For Alzheimer's Treatment

Researchers this week revealed new research showing that blood vessels in the brain may be associated with Alzheimer's disease. The new study has shown that specific brain blood vessel cells could...

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Diabetes, Alzheimer's Research May Yield Cures

A new research project valued at roughly $230 million may yield the answers for curing Alzheimer's, diabetes, lupus, and arthritis. Eight of the largest U.S. pharmaceutical companies are collaborating...

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Ben Affleck and Seth Rogen Visit Washington, D.C.

Actor Ben Affleck took a trip to Washington, D.C. to discuss the Democratic Republic of Congo. Affleck spoke before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on behalf of the region. The Argo actor and...

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Alzheimer's Disease Could be Detected by Blood Test

Globally, 44 million people suffer from Alzheimer's disease, with 4.7 million of those living here in the United States. By 2050, that number will increase to nearly 14 million in the US and 115...

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Alzheimer’s Disease: Blood Test Foretells Illness

Medical researchers have designed an experimental blood test that can predict Alzheimer's disease before it fully develops. The disease was detected through plasma phospholipids, which researchers said...

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Alzheimer's Disease: Just How Vulnerable Are You?

Americans are absolutely terrified of Alzheimer's disease. A survey revealed it to be the illness that when surveyed, most Americans were afraid of developing. This disease is scarier than diabetes,...

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Alzheimer's May Be Predicted by Brain Plaques

According to a new study conducted by Duke Medicine, brain scans using radioactive dye may help to predict an impending development of Alzheimer's disease, as well as future cognitive decline in...

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Glen Campbell: Country Singer Moved To Alzheimer’s Facility

Glen Campbell, music legend and country singer, was moved to an Alzheimer’s facility last week, according to reports. The 77-year-old singer was diagnosed with the disease about three years ago. After...

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Glen Campbell Will Never Perform Again

Kim Woolen, Glen Campbell's wife, has revealed some shocking news about her husband. During a recent interview with PEOPLE, Kim explained that Glen will more than likely never be able to perform again....

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Glen Campbell's Wife, Kim, Defends Her Decision About His Medical Care

Glen Campbell's battle with Alzheimer's disease has become even more debilitating over the past six months. According to the Associated Press, the famed "Rhinestone Cowboy" singer, who was diagnosed...

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Glen Campbell's Wife Defends Long-Term Care Decision

Glen Campbell's wife of 32 years, Kim Campbell, had to make a really tough decision recently. That was to put her husband, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, into a long term care facility after...

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Blood Test for Alzheimers Getting Closer

Alzheimer's disease is one of those ailments that strikes fear throughout society, no matter what your socioeconomic standing. It does this for two simple reasons: There is no defined cause. And there...

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New Alzheimer's Test Promising For Early Detection

Researchers have found that a simple eye exam could be critical in detecting Alzheimer's Disease years, if not decades, before memory loss begins. Beta amyloids are proteins that look like bright dots...

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Alzheimer's Disease Discovery Leads To Nobel Prize

Alzheimer's disease studies have had a major breathrough with new information from Monday's Nobel Prize winners in medicine. Their discovery of cells that act as the brain's gps could have a serious...

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Sharon Osbourne Fears Dying of Alzheimer's Like Her Dad

Sharon Osbourne has long had a fear that she is just recently sharing with the media. She is terrified of dying of Alzheimer's disease, the way her father did. Ozzy Osbourne's wife lost her father, Don...

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Julianne Moore: 'Still Alice' Star Walks Red Carpet With Family

Julianne Moore, star of the newly released film Still Alice, walked the red carpet at an event in her honor at the Museum of the Moving Image, flanked by her husband and children. Moore plays a...

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