Researchers have pinpointed a catalytic trigger for the onset of Alzheimer’s disease — when the fundamental structure of a protein molecule changes to cause a chain reaction that leads to the death of neurons in the brain.
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Some young people in Britain have used drugs for dementia and other conditions to boost their mental performance, a major survey suggests.
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Now, a new study suggests cigarette smoking may trigger or hasten the development of dementia. The research only involved mice, but the findings offer human tobacco smokers another compelling reason to kick the habit.
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A new research report published in January 2013 print issue of the FASEB Journal by scientists from the National Institutes of Health shows that when a molecule called TFP5 is injected into mice with disease that is the equivalent of human Alzheimer’s, symptoms are reversed and memory is restoredâwithout obvious toxic side effects.
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Eli Lilly’s solanezumab slowed cognitive decline by 34% in patients with mild forms of Alzheimer’s disease, according to an independent analysis of pooled data from the expedition trials.
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President Obama’s national plan to fight Alzheimer’s disease just got a lift thanks to a team of international researchers whose recent discovery may lead to enhanced imaging of and improved drug delivery to the brain
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There is a strong and growing body of evidence showing a link between the dreaded disease and our high sugar consumption.
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Employees at daily care centers for patients with Alzheimer’s, Dementia and related disorders, centres for patients with memory loss, have not seen any euro cent for the last six months.
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Pharmaceutical manufacturers worldwide are under pressure and have been cutting back in the recession, but neuroscience has been disproportionately hit, with AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Merck, Sanofi, Novartis and GlaxoSmithKline all downsizing their European departments.
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Egged on by massive food-industry marketing budgets, Americans eat a lot of sugary foods. We know the habit is quite probably wrecking our bodies, triggering high rates of overweight and diabetes. Is it also wrecking our brains?
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