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Same Genes Key to Early & Late-Onset Alzheimer's: Study

Saturday, February 4th, 2012

THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) — People who develop Alzheimer's disease late in life may have the same gene mutations linked to the inherited, early onset form of the condition, according to a new study.

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Study gives new clues on how Alzheimer's spreads

Saturday, February 4th, 2012

Alzheimer's disease appears to spread in a predictable pattern, infecting brain cell after brain cell as the disease spreads along linked circuits known as synapses, according to a new study

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Study gives new clues on how Alzheimer's spreads

Saturday, February 4th, 2012

Alzheimer's disease appears to spread in a predictable pattern, infecting brain cell after brain cell as the disease spreads along linked circuits known as synapses, according to a new study

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Mouse Study Suggests Alzheimer's Spreads Through Brain Like an Infection

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) — Alzheimer's disease appears to spread through the brain, traveling from neuron to neuron in much the same way that an infection or cancer moves through the body, new research with mice suggests.

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Alzheimer's-Linked Brain Plaques May Affect Memory in Healthy People

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) — A new study suggests that a brain-clotting plaque linked to Alzheimer's disease may cause cognitive decline even in healthy people, potentially setting the stage for the development of the devastating illness later in life.

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