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Gene Variant Ups Dementia Risk in Parkinson’s Patients: Study

Gene Variant Ups Dementia Risk in Parkinson’s Patients: Study

Latest Alzheimer’s News THURSDAY, Feb. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A genetic variant associated with Alzheimer’s disease increases the risk of dementia in people with Parkinson’s disease, researchers say. The finding could lead to new treatments for dementia in Parkinson’s patients, according to the team at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Parkinson’s […]

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Gene Variation May Protect Against Alzheimer’s: Study

Gene Variation May Protect Against Alzheimer’s: Study

Latest Alzheimer’s News THURSDAY, Feb. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A breakthrough study has identified a class of natural gene variants that may protect against Alzheimer’s disease. For the study, researchers at University College London analyzed DNA from more than 10,000 people — half with Alzheimer’s and half without. The investigators found that these gene […]

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Diets Rich in Fruits, Veggies Could Lower Your Odds for Alzheimer’s

Diets Rich in Fruits, Veggies Could Lower Your Odds for Alzheimer’s

Latest Alzheimer’s News By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Older adults who regularly consume a group of antioxidants called flavonols may have a decreased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a new study suggests. The compounds exist in many fruits and vegetables, with the richest sources including green vegetables like kale, […]

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Does Size Matter? Volume of Brain Area Not Always Tied to Memory, Thinking

Does Size Matter? Volume of Brain Area Not Always Tied to Memory, Thinking

Latest Alzheimer’s News MONDAY, Jan. 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) — When it comes to parts of your brain, bigger isn’t necessarily better. Experts long believed that a bigger hippocampus meant better memory. But new research finds that the size of this seahorse-shaped structure deep in the brain doesn’t always predict learning and memory abilities. Researchers […]

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When Dementia Harms Speech, Native Language Matters

When Dementia Harms Speech, Native Language Matters

Latest Alzheimer’s News WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Dementia patients may develop distinct speech and reading problems depending on their native language, a new study finds. The study included 20 English-speaking and 18 Italian-speaking patients with primary progressive aphasia (PPA), a neurodegenerative disorder that affects language areas in the brain. It is often […]

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Could some antibiotics help treat early onset dementia?

Could some antibiotics help treat early onset dementia?

The symptoms of frontotemporal, or early onset, dementia can appear as early as age 40. Have researchers found a new way to treat this condition using antibiotics? Frontotemporal dementia, or frontotemporal lobar dementia, is an umbrella term that refers to a range of early onset dementias characterized by the progressive atrophying of the brain’s frontal […]