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04 May 2017

Gene mutation may speed up memory loss in Alzheimer's patients

According to researchers, people with Alzheimer's risk, who have the gene mutation called the BDNF Val66Met allele, or the Met allele may have a more rapid decline of memory and thinking skills.

Alzheimer's patients

01 Sep 2016

Novel antibody shows hope for Alzheimer's patients

Researchers have developed a new antibody that has the potential to completely remove the harmful beta-amyloid plaques -- protein deposits -- in the brain of patients with early-stage Alzheimer's disease.

08 Aug 2016

Can a Facebook app aid Alzheimer's caregivers?

To help bring some order in the lives of such Alzheimer's caregivers a team of US researchers is to test if a Facebook web app could be of help.

04 Jul 2016

New mouse model brings hope for Alzheimer's patients

Using a genetically engineered mouse model mimicking the development of Alzheimer's disease in humans, researchers from Johns Hopkins University determined that a one-two punch of major biological "insults" must occur in the brain to cause dementia that is a hallmark of the disease.

01 Apr 2016

Mimicry can help patients with Alzheimer's

Copying what someone else can help Alzheimer's patients, for whom there is neither any cure and nor anyway to slow or prevent the illness.

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