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Genetic connections between Alzheimer's disease, heart conditions found, notes recent study

In this study, they employed genetic methods to examine the intricate relationship between heart di…

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Viagra gets an image make-over as successive studies claim it helps with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease

If there’s one thing most of us love, it’s the whole “buy one, get one free” schtick. What if we to…

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Human ageing dramatically speeds up around ages 44 and 60, claims study

We’ve always assumed ageing is a gradual decline, a slow march toward senescence. Wrinkles deepen, …

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Yvette Nicole Brown says putting her dad with Alzheimer's in a care home was a 'heartbreaking, guilt-ridden choice'

The US — like many other countries in the world — is experiencing an aging population and grappling…

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Supercentenarians who live past 110 have 9 things in common, according to a scientist who studies them

An expert in supercentenarians who live past 110 shared the traits she's noticed in the world's old…

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Penguins employ thousands of microsleeps to achieve 11 hours' slumber daily!

The findings revealed that the penguins slept in remarkably short intervals, averaging merely 3.91 …

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This new technology aims to detect early-stage Alzheimer's

According to UTA (University of Texas at Arlington), Hanli Liu, a bioengineering professor, will…

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19-year-old becomes youngest to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's, cause remains a mystery

A 19-year-old man from China, who has been having memory problems since the age of 17, was diagnose…

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Social isolation linked to dementia risk factors says a study in Canada

In the new work, the researchers studied data on 502,506 UK Biobank participants and 30,097 people…

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MIT neuroscientists are testing a headset that uses a 'disco' of light and sound to treat Alzheimer's disease

Cognito Therapeutics just raised $73 million to test its headset in 500 patients with Alzheimer's d…

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Incredible medical breakthroughs of 2022, from treating blood cancer to slowing Alzheimer's disease

A vaccine for RSV and a drug that may slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease are among the gre…

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A 6-year-old has a rare disease that his mom calls Parkinson's mixed with Alzheimer's. His family hopes a scientific miracle can save his life.

Léo Vauclare was 2 when he got a diagnosis of a rare genetic disease. The life expectancy is five t…

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Years of Alzheimer's research were based on a key finding. Now an investigation alleges it was faked, and the work may have been wasted.

A seminal 2006 paper contains manipulated data, an investigation from Science alleges. More than 2,…

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Frontotemporal dementia symptoms include aphasia and mood changes. Learn more about the disease's causes and treatment.

Wendy Williams was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and a related condition called aphasia.

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The promising new Alzheimer's drugs to watch — and the far-out ideas that could reshape how we treat the disease

Two Alzheimer's drugs, Biogen's Leqembi and Eli Lilly's donanemab, treat the disease by focusing on…

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More diagnostic tools for early detection of Alzheimer's underway: GlobalData

With advancements in medical technology, novel diagnostic tools are emerging to facilitate early an…

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Virtual reality could help ward off Alzheimer's by making people feel less lonely

Virtual reality could reduce loneliness, a key risk factor for Alzheimer's. It could also trigger o…

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As gene-editing moves mainstream, a pioneer in the field is testing whether it could prevent Alzheimer's

Scientist David Liu has developed two ways to edit human DNA. He's testing whether they can be used…

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