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Cellphone study may dial up Alzheimer's cure
That ringing you hear might just be the sound of hope.A new study in mice provides the first evidence that long-term exposure to electromagnetic waves generated by cellphones may prevent, and possibly reverse, Alzheimer's disease. The energy waves...
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Resources on dementia for health care providers and caregivers
Mace NL, Rabins PV.The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for Persons With Alzheimers Disease, Related Dementia Illness, and Memory Loss in Later Life. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press; 1999. Mayo Clinic Guide to Alzheimers...
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Neuroimaging study may pave way for effective Alzheimer's treatments
Scientists have determined that a new instrument known as PIB-PET is effective in detecting deposits of amyloid-beta protein plaques in the brains of living people, and that these deposits are predictive of who will develop Alzheimer's disease.The...
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Neuroimaging study may pave way for effective Alzheimer's treatments
Scientists have determined that a new instrument known as PIB-PET is effective in detecting deposits of amyloid-beta protein plaques in the brains of living people, and that these deposits are predictive of who will develop Alzheimer's disease.The...
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Neuroimaging study may pave way for effective Alzheimer's treatments
Scientists have determined that a new instrument known as PIB-PET is effective in detecting deposits of amyloid-beta protein plaques in the brains of living people, and that these deposits are predictive of who will develop Alzheimer's disease.The...
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Blood pressure linked to dementia (The West Australian)
If the cardiologist's warnings do not scare you, consider this: controlling blood pressure may be the best protection against dementia.Scientists have scanned people's brains to show that hypertension fuels a kind of scarring linked to the development of ...
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Blood pressure linked to dementia (The West Australian)
If the cardiologist's warnings do not scare you, consider this: controlling blood pressure may be the best protection against dementia.Scientists have scanned people's brains to show that hypertension fuels a kind of scarring linked to the development of ...
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Neuroimaging Study May Pave Way for Effective Alzheimers Treatments
Gil Rabinovici, MD, assistant professor of neurology in the UCSF Memory and Aging Center Scientists have determined that a new instrument known as PIB-PET is effective in detecting deposits of amyloid-beta protein plaques in the brains of living people, and...
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High blood pressure linked to dementia
If the cardiologists warnings dont scare you, consider this: Controlling blood pressure just might be the best protection yet known against dementia.In a flurry of new research, scientists scanned peoples brains to show hypertension fuels a kind of scarring...
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Tips for Recognizing Alzheimer's Disease Warning Signs
Memory loss, general forgetfulness, and occasional confusion can happen to the best of us, even those under the age of 65.And as people get older these occurrences become increasingly inevitable, and it is simply a part of the aging process. However, in...
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Alzheimer's Disease: A Family Member's Guide to the Early Warning Signs
Alzheimer's Disease is a progressive and fatal brain disease that causes memory loss and problems with thinking and behavior, among other symptoms.While there is no cure for Alzheimer's Disease, the earlier a patient is diagnosed the sooner you...
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Marijuana Ineffective As An Alzheimer's Treatment: UBC-Vancouver Coastal Health Research
The benefits of marijuana in tempering or reversing the effects of Alzheimer's disease have been challenged in a new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute.The findings, published in...
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Cellphone study may dial up Alzheimer's cure
That ringing you hear might just be the sound of hope.A new study in mice provides the first evidence that long-term exposure to electromagnetic waves generated by cellphones may prevent, and possibly reverse, Alzheimer's disease. The energy waves...
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Gene variant protects against Alzheimer's: Study
CHICAGO ' People with a gene linked to long life and good health are also less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, U.S.researchers said on Tuesday. They said people with two copies of a certain version of the cholesteryl ester transfer protein or...
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Pipeline drugs 2010, part 2
2010 is expected to be a key year for therapeutic treatment of Alzheimer's disease.Significant developments in the cardiovascular disease arena include rivaroxaban and dabigatran. The antipsychotic pipeline has seen an emergence of recent approvals...
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MacIntyre Schaffer Genetic breakthrough brings cure for Alzheimer.
MacIntyre Schaffer Genetic mutations that could account for more than one in five cases of Alzheimers disease have been found.British scientists have discovered two genes associated with the degenerative illness of the brain and their French colleagues...
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B.C. study finds pot doesn't help Alzheimer's patients
VANCOUVER ' Marijuana does not appear to improve memory or reverse effects of Alzheimer's disease, according to results of a study performed on mice bred to have genetic mutations for the disease.'We are a little surprised, actually.Originally, we were...
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B.C. study finds pot doesn't help Alzheimer's patients
VANCOUVER Marijuana does not appear to improve memory or reverse effects of Alzheimer's disease, according to results of a study performed on mice bred to have genetic mutations for the disease.'We are a little surprised, actually. Originally, we...
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High blood pressure is linked to dementia
If the cardiologist's warnings don't scare you, consider this: Controlling blood pressure just might be the best protection yet known against dementia.In a flurry of new research, scientists scanned people's brains to show hypertension fuels a kind of...
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Alzheimer's drug Dimebon helps Huntington's: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) Dimebon, a pill being developed for Alzheimer's disease, helped people with Huntington's disease improve their thinking, learning and memory skills, U.S.researchers said on Monday. Dimebon, made by Medivation Inc. under the...
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Alzheimer's drug Dimebon helps Huntington's: study (Reuters)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) Dimebon, a pill being developed for Alzheimer's disease, helped people with Huntington's disease improve their thinking, learning and memory skills, U.S.researchers said on Monday. Dimebon, made by Medivation Inc. under the...
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Mediterranean Diet May Lower Risk Of Brain Damage That Causes Thinking Problems
A Mediterranean diet may help people avoid the small areas of brain damage that can lead to problems with thinking and memory, according to a study released that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 62nd Annual Meeting in Toronto April 10 to...
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Alzheimer's gene testing not needed
Q: My father has Alzheimer's disease.Should I be tested for the APOE 4 allele? I would like to know what I'm facing? A: Your short note has a complex answer. I must start by asking some questions. How old is your father? At what age was he...
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Marijuana ineffective as an Alzheimer's treatment
The benefits of marijuana in tempering or reversing the effects of Alzheimer's disease have been challenged in a new study by researchers at the and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute.The findings, published in the current issue of the journal...
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Marijuana Ineffective Alzheimer's Treatment
The benefits of marijuana in tempering or reversing the effects of Alzheimer's disease have been challenged in a new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute.The findings, published in...
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