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Determine new proteins that cause memory loss in the elderly
US researchers on August 28 have identified a new protein in the brain that causes dementia in the elderly.
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America spent 100 million USD to discover the secret of human brain
US President Barack Obama on April 2 announced a $ 100 million breakthrough project to decipher the mysteries of the human brain, with the ultimate goal of finding ways…
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Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's are not contagious
Despite concerns that faulty brain proteins can be passed from one person to another during treatment, a new US study shows non-infectious Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, a…
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Down syndrome increases the risk of dementia
US and Argentinian scientists say people with Down syndrome have a higher risk of developing other diseases, such as dementia, according to UPI news agency.
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The future will have Alzheimer's vaccine
A group of researchers from the Laval University, CHU de Québec, and GlaxoSmithKline pharmaceutical company (GSK) have discovered a way to stimulate the brain's natural…
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Risk of Alzheimer's disease in astronauts
US researchers say that exposure to radiation in space can increase the development of Alzheimer's disease in astronauts, according to UPI news agency.
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New research directions on the effects of Alzheimer's drugs
Scientists grouped Alzheimer's disease into three groups to test the effects of Alzheimer's drugs.
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Announcing new causes of Alzheimer's disease
New US scientists have discovered that when brain cells are aging and the amount of DNA produced by these cells is not good, they will not divide and start producing har…
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Prayer regularly reduces the risk of dementia
According to a study linked between US and Israeli scientists, regular prayer may reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's up to 50%. The US National Institute of Healt…
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Education and meditation reduce the risk of brain degeneration
University of Tasmania researchers say there are currently 245,000 Australians living with Alzheimer's disease and that is the leading cause of disability for people old…
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Mobility helps reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease
A recent study published in the journal Neurology shows that older people who are active as gardeners or housework are less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than th…
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Difficulty sleeping at young age, memory loss in old age
People who have difficulty sleeping are at risk of memory-related problems when they turn into late age, according to the Daily Mail. Scientists have found that the qual…
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The brain begins to die after age 45
Research by British scientists demonstrates that the aging process of the human brain begins not at age 60 as it was previously conceived (based on which the Multilatera…
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The development of Alzheimer's as a contagious disease
The findings of scientists from Columbia University Medical Center (USA) have published in online magazine PloS One that Alzheimer's disease spreads from one part of the…
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Prospects to manufacture drugs
Both the human brain and the rat brain produce a gene called PKR when the onset of senile dementia (Alzheimer's disease).