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Iron overload: The hidden culprit behind early Alzheimer’s in Down syndrome

Scientists at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology have discovered a key connection between high levels of iron in…

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Are Rosemary and Sage the Future of Alzheimer’s Treatment?

Scientists have engineered diAcCA, a stable oral drug derived from carnosic acid in rosemary, intended to combat Alzheimer’s by reducing…

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Running rewires your brain cells—igniting memory-saving genes against alzheimer’s

Using advanced single-nuclei RNA sequencing (snRNA-seq) and a widely used preclinical model for Alzheimer's disease, researchers from Mass General Brigham…

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Immune system discovery reveals potential solution to Alzheimer’s

A new way of thinking about Alzheimer's disease has yielded a discovery that could be the key to stopping the…

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Study reveals impacts of Alzheimer’s disease on the whole body

While Alzheimer's disease is mostly considered a disorder of the brain, emerging evidence suggests that the condition also affects other…

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Drug to slow Alzheimer’s well tolerated outside of clinical trial setting

The Food and Drug Administration's approval in 2023 of lecanemab — a novel Alzheimer's therapy shown in clinical trials to…

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Increasing physical activity in middle age may protect against Alzheimer’s disease

An increase in physical activity between the ages of 45 and 65 could help prevent Alzheimer's disease, while inactivity may…

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Researchers find that increase of ‘CLU’ protein promotes brain resilience and could provide protection from Alzheimer’s disease

Recently approved Alzheimer's drugs offer a step forward for treating the disease, but new therapeutic strategies are needed to complement…

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More and more older Americans want to know their Alzheimer’s status, survey finds : Shots

A survey of older Americans found that 79% would want to know if they were in the early stages of…

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Autopsy confirms Gene Hackman died from heart disease, notes Alzheimer’s and fasting : NPR

Actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, arrive in January 2003 at the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards in…

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