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Biological Fingerprints Improve Diagnosis of Dementia
October 5, 2011 — Differentiating between the various forms of dementia is crucial for initiating appropriate treatment. Researchers have discovered that the underlying diseases leave different "fingerprints" in the ... > full story -
Hysterectomy Is Associated With Increased Levels of Iron in the Brain; Study Suggests Reducing Iron May Lower Age-Related Brain Disease Risk
October 4, 2011 — Men have more iron in their bodies and brains than women. These higher levels may be part of the explanation for why men develop these age-related neurodegenerative diseases at a younger age. But why ... > full story -
Alzheimer's Might Be Transmissible in Similar Way as Infectious Prion Diseases, Research Suggests
October 4, 2011 — The brain damage that characterizes Alzheimer's disease may originate in a form similar to that of infectious prion diseases such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow) and Creutzfeldt-Jakob, ... > full story -
One Quarter of Seniors Over 70 Have Had Silent Strokes
October 4, 2011 — A new study found a quarter of seniors over 70 have had silent strokes. Recent imaging studies on the brains of people aged 65 and older show that 95 percent have brain small vessel disease and a ... > full story -
Scientists Reveal Molecular Sculptor of Memories
September 28, 2011 — Researchers working with adult mice have discovered that learning and memory were profoundly affected when they altered the amounts of a certain protein in specific parts of the mammals' ... > full story -
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First Detection of Pregnancy Protein in Older People Destined for Alzheimer's Disease
September 28, 2011 — In an advance toward a much-needed early diagnostic test for Alzheimer's disease (AD), scientists have discovered that older women destined to develop AD have high blood levels of a protein linked to ... > full story -
Alzheimer's Protein Kills Nerve Cells in Nose; Animal Study May Suggest Way to Rescue Cells from Disease
September 27, 2011 — A protein linked to Alzheimer's disease kills nerve cells that detect odors, according to an animal study. The findings shed light on why people with Alzheimer's disease often lose their sense of ... > full story -
Marker for Alzheimer's Disease Rises During Day and Falls With Sleep
September 26, 2011 — A marker for Alzheimer's disease rises and falls in the spinal fluid in a daily pattern that echoes the sleep cycle, researchers have found. The pattern is strongest in healthy young people and ... > full story -
A Micro-RNA as a Key Regulator of Learning and Alzheimer's Disease
September 23, 2011 — Scientists have identified an RNA molecule as a potential target for new Alzheimer's ... > full story -
Cancer Protein's Surprising Role as Memory Regulator
September 22, 2011 — Scientists have found that a common cancer protein leads a second, totally different life in normal adult brain cells: It helps regulates memory formation and may be implicated in Alzheimer's ... > full story
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