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• Sep 02, 2010

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  Scientists identify protein that spurs formation of Alzheimer’s plaques

  In Alzheimer's disease, the problem is beta-amyloid, a protein that accumulates in the brain and causes nerve cells to weaken and die. Drugs designed to eliminate plaques made of beta-amyloid have a fatal problem: they need to enter the brain and remove the plaques without attacking healthy brain cells. New research, however, suggests that treatments...
  
  

• Aug 26, 2010

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  Insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes linked to plaques associated with Alzheimer’s disease

  People with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes appear to be at an increased risk of developing plaques in the brain that are associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to new research. (Source: ScienceDaily...
  
  

• Aug 26, 2010

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  Insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes linked to plaques associated with Alzheimer’s disease

  People with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes appear to be at an increased risk of developing plaques in the brain that are associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to new research. (Source: ScienceDaily...
  
  

• Aug 25, 2010

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  Putting the squeeze on Alzheimer’s

  Brain cells exposed to a form of the amyloid beta protein, the molecule linked to Alzheimer's disease, become stiffer and bend less under pressure, researchers have found. (Source: ScienceDaily...
  
  

• Aug 23, 2010

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  Rheumatoid arthritis signaling protein reverses Alzheimer’s disease in mouse model

  A new study looks at what effect innate immunity gone bad in rheumatoid arthritis may play in protecting against Alzheimer's disease. Researchers found a signaling protein for RA reversed Alzheimer's in a mouse model. (Source: ScienceDaily...
  
  

• Aug 19, 2010

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  Stress in middle age could contribute to late-life dementia

  Psychological stress in middle age could lead to the development of dementia later in life, especially Alzheimer's disease, reveals research from Sweden. Based on data from a study which followed women for 35 years, this is the first research in Sweden to indicate a link between stress and dementia. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)

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• Aug 19, 2010

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  Stress in middle age could contribute to late-life dementia

  Psychological stress in middle age could lead to the development of dementia later in life, especially Alzheimer's disease, reveals research from Sweden. Based on data from a study which followed women for 35 years, this is the first research in Sweden to indicate a link between stress and dementia. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)

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• Aug 19, 2010

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  Study explains why Alzheimer’s drug is both safe and effective

  The drug memantine improves Alzheimer's disease symptoms by blocking abnormal activity of glutamate, a chemical that transmits messages between nerve cells. In a new study, scientists unravel exactly how memantine helps Alzheimer's patients without causing serious side effects. (Source: ScienceDaily...
  
  

• Aug 19, 2010

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  Study explains why Alzheimer’s drug is both safe and effective

  The drug memantine improves Alzheimer's disease symptoms by blocking abnormal activity of glutamate, a chemical that transmits messages between nerve cells. In a new study, scientists unravel exactly how memantine helps Alzheimer's patients without causing serious side effects. (Source: ScienceDaily...
  
  

• Aug 11, 2010

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  Proteins linked with Alzheimer’s, other neurodegenerative diseases found to clump in normal aging

  In neurodegenerative diseases, clumps of insoluble proteins appear in patients' brains. These aggregates contain proteins that are unique to each disease, such as amyloid beta in Alzheimer's disease, but they are intertwined with small amounts of many other insoluble proteins that are normally present in a soluble form in healthy young individuals. For years, these...