Law requires U.S. Alzheimer's strategy

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (UPI) — The draft National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease offers a comprehensive outline for the U.S. strategic plan for Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's experts say.

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Antibodies may neutralize Alzheimer’s

Friday, December 16th, 2011

TROY, N.Y., Dec. 15 (UPI) — A simple process may make antibodies that neutralize the harmful protein particles that lead to Alzheimer’s disease, U.S. researchers suggest.

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Signs of Alzheimer’s in those with low BMI

Friday, November 25th, 2011

KANSAS CITY, Kan., Nov. 24 (UPI) — The middle-aged in the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s disease are more likely to have lower body mass index, U.S. researchers found.

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National Alzheimer’s plan, more testing

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

NEW YORK, Oct. 31 (UPI) — A U.S. non-profit is urging a study into an increase in Alzheimer’s disease, to try to learn why doctors do not diagnose about half of dementia cases.

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Being bilingual may delay Alzheimer’s

Saturday, October 15th, 2011

TORONTO, Oct. 13 (UPI) — People who speak multiple languages have twice as much brain damage as others before exhibiting symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, Canadian researchers found.

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