New Alzheimer’s drug may help prevent disease progression
A new drug candidate that may be the first capable of halting the devastating mental decline of Alzheimer’s disease has been developed by scientists
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Mobile phone radiation may reverse Alzheimer’s
Radiations emitted from cell phones may protect against and even reverse Alzheimer’s disease, a new study has revealed
Alzheimer could be prevented by keeping check on protein levels
A study suggested that diametric shifts in the levels of two proteins involved in folding, moving and cutting other proteins enables accumulation of the destructive brain plaque found in Alzheimer’s disease
Removing protein may restore earliest sign of Alzheimer’s
Loss of smell, which is one of the earliest impairments caused by Alzheimer’s disease, can be restored by removing a plaque-forming protein in a mouse model of the disease
Alzheimer’s damage could be reversed by deep brain stimulation
Jolting the brain with electricity could reverse damage caused by Alzheimer’s disease, Canadian scientists say
Forgetting to eat can thin out Alzheimer’s victims
Old people afflicted with the Alzheimer’s may forget to eat and eventually lose weight, a new study reveals
Weight loss could be early warning sign of Alzheimer’s
People in the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s disease are more likely to have a lower body mass index (BMI) than those who did not have the condition
Soon, people’s noses to tell their Alzheimer’s risk
Scientists have made a major breakthrough in the form of a test for diagnosing Alzheimer’s years before symptoms of the killer disease appear, by simply looking at the patient’s nose
Secret to beating Alzheimer’s lies in potent vaccines
Vaccines need to be given to sufferers in the very early stages of Alzheimer’s to stop it, scientists say
Hirano bodies may play protective role in progression of Alzheimer’s
For decades, researchers have been baffled about Hirano bodies – extremely tiny objects found in nerve cells of people suffering from conditions such as Alzheimer’s, mad cow and Lou Gehrig’s diseases
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