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 blood test shows promise

Monday, January 10th, 2011

“A new technique could lead to a blood test for detecting Alzheimer’s,” BBC News reported. This news story is based on research that has developed a new method to screen blood for antibodies, a range of proteins that the body creates in response to specific diseases.

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Alzheimer’s Disease memory loss ‘could be reversed by arthritis protein’

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

Alzheimer’s Disease memory loss could eventually be reversed, after scientists discovered that a chemical naturally produced by the body to fight arthritis also works on the brain condition.

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Alzheimer’s disease: The best bets for prevention, so far

Sunday, August 1st, 2010

It’s uncurable and will strike 1 in 8 of us. So do your part by eating the right kind of diet and keeping your body and brain engaged.

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Alzheimer victim’s savings wiped out

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

Eugene Lentz was very sick as Alzheimer’s Disease was taking over his body and mind, so his wife entrusted an attorney to handle the couple’s savings. More>>>

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