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Alzheimer's Disease and other DementiasLongevity Protein Protects Against Alzheimer's By articleScientists from the Gladstone Institutes and the University of California, San Francisco report in February 2015 in the Journal of … Read More→
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_ Alzheimer's Disease and other DementiasInsulin, Nasal Spray and Alzheimer's By articleA form of insulin delivered via nasal spray could help improve memory and other cognitive functions in adults with mild … Read More→
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Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias Medical ResearchNew Treatment for Frontotemporal Dementia By articleBelgian researchers have identified a new strategy for treating an inherited form of dementia after attempting to turn stem cells … Read More→
Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias Medical ResearchAnother “Alzheimer's in a Dish” Model By thirdAGE articleIn October 2014, we posted an article on ThirdAge.com about an “Alzheimer’s in a Dish Model” (https://thirdage.com/node/2884631) developed at Massachusetts … Read More→
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_ Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias Brain Health Senior HealthMany Seniors Aren't Getting Dementia Tests By thirdAGE articleMillions of seniors with signs of cognitive impairment haven’t seen a doctor about them, according to a new study from … Read More→
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_ Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias Brain HealthPomegranate Tx for AD, PD, & RA By Sondra Forsyth articleThe onset of Alzheimer's disease can be slowed and some of its symptoms curbed by a natural compound that is found in pomegranates, according to the findings of a two-year project headed by scientist Dr. Olumayokun Olajide, at the University of Huddersfield in the UK. Also, the painful inflammation that accompanies illnesses such as rheumatoid arthritis and Parkinson's disease could be reduced by the pomegranate drug. The study was published in August 2014 in Molecular Nutrition & Food Research.