dementia
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These Scientists Want To Redefine Alzheimer’s As A ‘Double-Prion’ Disease
Researchers this week say their work should upturn the conventional narrative of how Alzheimer’s disease happens. They argue the progression of Alzheimer’s is driven by a very specific form of two proteins that play a crucial role in the disease, and these forms should be considered prions — potentially infectious proteins that self-replicate by turning…
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European Scientists Have Made An Intriguing Discovery In Alzheimer’s Drug Research
Scientists in the UK and Sweden believe they’ve come across an unprecedented advance in Alzheimer’s disease research: A method of developing new drugs that can target the roots of the fatal disease in a way that previous attempts couldn’t. But while the latest published work is genuinely intriguing, outside experts are worried that the researchers’…
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New Evidence Shows Even Mild Concussions Can Raise Risk For Dementia
One of fiction’s most commonly used plot devices – a knock on the head used to render someone momentarily unconscious – is a lot more harmful in the real world. A new study published this week in The Lancet Psychiatry reaffirms that traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), even those that are relatively mild, are linked to…
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Alcohol Plays A Much Bigger Role In Causing Dementia Than We Thought
It’s hardly a surprise that too much alcohol is bad for the body, including the brain. But a new study published this week in The Lancet suggests that even doctors are underestimating its impact on our risk of developing dementia.