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Brain in a dish to learn more about Alzheimer's disease
Posted in Science on 5th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
Researchers have found a way to replicate one of the earliest changes in Alzheimer's disease in a dish. So it should now be possible to find out a lot more about why it happens.
Marijuana compound removes alzheimers plaque from brain cells, study finds
Posted in Medicine on 30th Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller
Alzheimers disease may now be added to a list of diseases with promising treatment from cannabis, a new study says.
Common infections might be causing Alzheimers disease
Posted in Science on 27th May, 2016
by Alex Muller
Proteins in the brain leftover from fighting off common infections clump together and create the plaque that is ubiquitously found in Alzheimers patients.
Worsening depression 'may predict dementia risk'
Posted in Medicine on 30th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
Symptoms of depression that steadily increase over time in older age could indicate early signs of dementia, scientists have said.
Research identifies compound that could reverse symptoms of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's
Posted in Medicine on 26th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
A five-year study has found a way of 'reversing' symptoms of neurodegenerative diseases, using fruit flies as test subjects.