Health Tip: When Alzheimer's Affects Sleep
(HealthDay News) — Some people with Alzheimer's disease — characterized by a loss of brain tissue — have trouble sleeping and/or nighttime wandering. The National Sleep Foundation suggests how to improve sleep in people with Alzheimer's: Make sure …
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Do a Little BIG Thing to End Alzheimer's!
That's why we are asking people to Do a little BIG thing to end Alzheimer's. By doing one little thing, you have the potential to make a BIG difference in the lives of individuals and families affected by Alzheimer's and related dementias. Alzheimer's …
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Alzheimer's disease: From big data to mechanism
Alzheimer's disease is a genetically complex neurodegenerative condition typically associated with ageing. Reporting on Nature's website today, Rhinn et al. use an integrative genomic approach based on analysis of transcriptional networks in human …
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Keys to preventing Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations include mix of …
No one yet knows how many cases of Alzheimer's can be prevented by healthier living. But without treatments to change the course of the disease, researchers believe prevention may be key to avoiding its memory and quality of life challenges.
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Fend off Alzheimer's with exercise
Everyone knows an older adult with a kitchen cupboard full of vitamins and supplements meant to ward off dementia. Search for information about preventing Alzheimer's on Google and you'll come up with a variety of Top 10 Tips and Seven-Step Plans, few …
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Prana announces dosing of first patient in PBT2 Phase II trial for Alzheimer's …
Professor Rudy Tanzi, the Joseph P. and Rose F. Kennedy Professor of Neurology at Harvard University and Prana's Chief Scientific Advisor, added: "PBT2 is the most promising therapy currently in clinical trials for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease".
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