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... and commercialize safinamide in Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and other therapeutic applications, as per the agreement ...
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Hospital for Special Surgery researchers writing in the Journal of Clinical Investigation say that statins may be able to prevent miscarriages in women who are suffering from pregnancy complications caused by antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), accord ...
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- Vitamin D Linked To Cognitive Problems In Older People
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... Vitamin D from other sources. According to the Alzheimer's Society, dementia affects 700,000 people in the UK and it is ...
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- Aβ catabolism - An important Alzheimer's disease therapeutic target
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... may offer an effective way to prevent as well as treat Alzheimer's disease (AD). The enzymes involved in Aβ degradation and clearance ... and cerebral blood flow dysregulation in Alzheimer's phenotype. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Jan ...
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- Large-Scale Testing Initiated In France With 10,000 Blood Samples Tested For VCJD
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... devices targeting brain-wasting diseases including ALS, Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease ...
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- Antipsychotic Medications Double Risk Of Death For Alzheimer's Patients
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... the effects of antipsychotic drugs commonly prescribed to Alzheimer's patients concludes that the medication nearly doubles risk of death over three years. The study, funded by the Alzheimer's Research Trust, was led by Prof Clive Ballard's King's College ...
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- Sleep Disorder May Be Early Sign Of Dementia
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People with a sleep disorder that causes them to kick or cry out during their sleep may be at greater risk of developing dementia or Parkinson’s disease, according to a study published in Neurology . The sleep disorder is called REM sleep behavior ...
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- The Consequences of Genetic Eavesdropping
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... a genetic test result showing a higher risk for early Alzheimer's give them a reason to invoke a "health" clause in the contract? ...
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- Brain 'Starvation' As We Age May Be Alzheimer's Trigger
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... of a biochemical process that causes some forms of Alzheimer's disease . A new study from Northwestern University's Feinberg ... the sticky clumps of protein that appear to be a cause of Alzheimer's. Robert Vassar, lead author, discovered a key brain protein is ...
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- Blood Test For VCJD Achieves 100% Accuracy
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... devices targeting brain-wasting diseases including ALS, Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease ...
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