Alzheimer’s disease not always linked to memory loss symptoms, study finds

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

People who develop Alzheimer’s disease in middle age might be at risk of getting misdiagnosed, according to a new study published online Monday in the journal Neurology. That’s because many patients’ first symptoms don’t include the memory loss associated with the degenerative disease.

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New Rat Model For Human Research Into Alzheimer’s Disease (Medical News Today)

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Prof. Claudio Cuello at McGill University and his collaborators have genetically manipulated rats that can emulate Alzheimer’s disease in humans, enabling research that will include the development of new treatments. Alzheimer’s is a devastating brain condition leading to a progressive decline of memory and other brain functions…

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