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3-D Stem Cell Culture Technique Developed to Better Understand Alzheimer's Disease
April 2, 2013 — A team of researchers has developed a technique to produce three-dimensional cultures of induced pluripotent stem cells called embryoid bodies, amenable to live cell imaging and to electrical ... > full story -
Tests to Predict Heart Problems and Stroke May Be More Useful Predictor of Memory Loss Than Dementia Tests
April 1, 2013 — Risk prediction tools that estimate future risk of heart disease and stroke may be more useful predictors of future decline in cognitive abilities, or memory and thinking, than a dementia risk ... > full story -
Neurodegenerative Diseases: Transmission Routes of Spreading Protein Particles
March 27, 2013 — A new study on cell cultures gives insights into the mechanisms of neurodegenerative ... > full story -
Carmustine Decreases Amyloid Beta Plaques
March 25, 2013 — Long term treatment by carmustine, a chemical relative of mustard gas and already used to treat some types of brain cancer, can decrease the amount of amyloid ² and number of amyloid plaques in ... > full story -
DNA Damage Occurs as Part of Normal Brain Activity, Scientists Discover
March 24, 2013 — Scientists have discovered that a certain type of DNA damage long thought to be particularly detrimental to brain cells can actually be part of a regular, non-harmful process. The team further found ... > full story -
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Acting out Dreams Linked to Development of Dementia
March 21, 2013 — The strongest predictor of whether a man is developing dementia with Lewy bodies — the second most common form of dementia in the elderly — is whether he acts out his dreams while ... > full story -
Brain Mapping Reveals Neurological Basis of Decision-Making in Rats
March 20, 2013 — Scientists have discovered how memory recall is linked to decision-making in rats, showing that measurable activity in one part of the brain occurs when rats in a maze are playing out memories that ... > full story -
Explaining How Extra Virgin Olive Oil Protects Against Alzheimer's Disease
March 20, 2013 — The mystery of exactly how consumption of extra virgin olive oil helps reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) may lie in one component of olive oil that helps shuttle the abnormal AD proteins ... > full story -
Alzheimer's Discovery: Amyloid Beta Triggers Increased Levels of Protein That Appears to Cause Neuronal Dysfunction
March 19, 2013 — A new study potentially identifies a cause of Alzheimer's disease -- based on a newly-discovered signaling pathway in cellular models of Alzheimer's disease -- and opens the door for new treatments ... > full story -
Uncontrolled Hypertension Could Bring Increased Risk for Alzheimer's Disease
March 18, 2013 — A new study suggests that controlling or preventing risk factors such as hypertension earlier in life may limit or delay the brain changes associated with Alzheimer's disease and other age-related ... > full story
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