Topics of Interest: Alzheimer's
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Hypothesis for cause of memory loss in Alzheimer's disease proposed
May 23, 1994An unexpected discovery by researchers at The National Institutes of Health (NIH), may help to explain how Alzheimer's disease causes memory loss. The research shows that beta amyloid, a common protein in the brain, can make cell...
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Similar disease mechanisms found in both diabetes and Alzheimer's disease
April 20, 1994Alzheimer's disease and adult-onset diabetes, two of the most prevalent diseases of the aging population, may share a common disease mechanism, namely amyloid fibril formation, according to a new finding by National Institute on Aging...
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Lower educational and occupational levels increase risk for Alzheimer's disease
April 15, 1994People with lower educational and lower occupational levels have at least a two times greater risk for developing Alzheimer's disease. The risk rises to three times as great when both low occupation and education occur together. In a...
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Possible targets for treatment of Alzheimer's disease advanced by recent gene breakthroughs
November 7, 1993Allen Roses, M.D., and his colleagues* have found a possible mechanism by which a variant of the Apolipoprotein (ApoE) gene protects against abnormal changes in the brain that are associated with Alzheimer's disease. The research,...
