alzheimer’s disease
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Signs Of Alzheimer’s Detected In Brains Of Chimps For First Time
Humans are the only animals known to develop Alzheimer’s disease, an age-related brain disorder that causes impaired cognitive functioning and other behavioural problems. Or at least, that’s what we thought. For the first time ever, researchers are claiming to have found signs of the disease in the brains of elderly chimps — a discovery that…
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Fitness-Tracking Tech Could Be The New Best Way To Diagnose Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia seen in the elderly, is increasingly becoming a global healthcare challenge. There is still no cure, and therapies that slow symptom progression require early diagnosis to be effective. Now, an interdisciplinary team of German researchers has found that simple motion sensors can pick up the physical activity…
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Brain Pacemakers Are Starting To Be Used To Fight Alzheimer’s Disease
Deep-brain stimulation — the practice of implanting a pacemaker-like shocker deep in the recesses of your dome — have been used for treating conditions like Parkinson’s or even depression, but now they’ve got a new mountain to climb: Alzheimer’s.