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Researchers looked at the traffic-related air pollution exposure based on the people's home address in the Atlanta area at the time of death.
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In a new study in mice and humans, researchers have shown that female sex hormones play a significant role in how Alzheimer's manifests in the brain.
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This cell therapy approach is unique in the field because most researchers are working to find pills or injectables to treat Alzheimer's disease.
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September is observed as World Alzheimer’s Month. In this month, programs are organized all over the world to raise awareness, remove the stigma and build appropriate support systems for dementia.
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The 'fastball' test is passive, completely non-invasive and measures patients' brain waves whilst they watch a series of flashing images displayed on a screen
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Poor dental health can lead to decline in brain volume, and increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease, warned a study.
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The team from the University of Pittsburgh found that star-shaped brain cells called astrocytes are the key to swaying the pendulum in Alzheimer's disease progression
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The BCG vaccine offers multiple beneficial effects, and it's currently a recommended therapy for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer
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Hyderabad: Bringing forth the vulnerability and uncertainty of an Alzheimer’s patient, Prof Pramod K Nayar, faculty in Department of English, University of Hyderabad (UoH) has authored a new book, Alzheimer’s Disease Memoirs: Poetics of the Forgetting Self, published by Springer. The book examines writings by persons in the early stages of AD and biographies of […]
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UK: According to a new research, Artificial Intelligence (AI) can predict which people who attend memory clinics will develop dementia within two years with 92 per cent accuracy. The study has been published in ‘JAMA Network Open Journal’. Using data from more than 15,300 patients in the US, research from the University of Exeter found […]
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New York: US researchers have in a first-of-its-kind study explored the relationship between neuron activity and blood flow deep in the brain, as well as how the brain is affected by salt consumption, resulting in cognitive decline such as Alzheimer’s. The team from the Georgia State University focused on the hypothalamus — a deep brain region […]
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The findings of the research were published in the journal 'Environmental Health Perspectives'.
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"This is indeed a very important step that may form the basis of new and efficient treatments of neurodegenerative diseases in the future," said Professor Ludmilla Morozova-Roche at Umea University.
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The findings stressed the impact of sleep on cognitive function.
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The study suggested that people with anxiety who develop Alzheimer's may start experiencing dementia symptoms about three years earlier than those who do not have anxiety.
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"Alzheimer's disease is progressive and may emerge in the brain 20 to 30 years before diagnosis," said researcher Sylvie Belleville from the Universite de Montreal in Canada.
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According to the study, published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, cognitive changes are commonly observed in older adults following surgical procedures.