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Alzheimer’s disease can look very differently from case to case. In some people, Alzheimer’s progresses slowly and the person suffering from it can live a high quality of life for years before a noticeable negative decline occurs. In other … [Read more...]
A new study is helping researchers better understand why Alzheimer’s disease begins, and how it spreads within the brain. The research focused on microglia, which are a sort of first responder cell when something isn’t right … [Read more...]
Researchers have been working on an antibody treatment that has the potential to help alleviate symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. The treatment works by binding to amyloid-beta proteins within the brain, effectively helping to check the … [Read more...]
When someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, it is easy to fall into despair. There’s no cure for Alzheimer’s, and it is marked by a slow cognitive decline. People with Alzheimer’s often struggle with confusion, frustration, … [Read more...]
When it comes to Alzheimer’s disease, researchers are finding that combining treatment methods are more effective than one method alone. Treatment methods that aimed to reduce the amount of amyloid-beta plaque within the brains of lab mice … [Read more...]
For family caregivers, having a loved one suffering from dementia is never easy. Seeing a person that you love slowly forget things that were once second nature to them can be depressing. When they struggle to remember you or other family … [Read more...]
If you are a fan of football, then you have undoubtedly heard of CTE. This brain disease occurs as a result of brain injuries and concussions, and it can have a significant impact on someone’s life, causing depression, dementia, and other … [Read more...]
With all of the advances that have been made in recent years when it comes to health care and medical treatment, it’s obvious that there is still a big gap in quality of care between the middle class and low income individuals. This has … [Read more...]
The existence of Alzheimer’s Disease has been known for over 150 years, and although scientists have not found a cure for this illness, the disease is much better understood than it was in the early 1900s. In fact, just 30 years ago, almost … [Read more...]
In early studies, deep brain stimulation has proven to show promise when it comes to helping those with Alzheimer’s disease, so much so that more clinical trials are likely going to be held in the near future so that the scientific research … [Read more...]
When an elderly loved one has Alzheimer’s Disease, there are often many other health considerations that need to be taken into account other than just dementia. For example, a recent study found that the use of Benzodiazepines and other … [Read more...]
You might have heard that the molecule called TREM2 is often associated with Alzheimer’s disease. For a while, scientists have believed that when this molecule is mutated, Alzheimer’s and other degenerative diseases involving cognitive … [Read more...]
