Photo: J Ra Radel (Getty Images) New UK research suggests that people’s love of processed meat may return to bite them in the long run. The study found a more intermediate link Consumption of processed meat and high rates of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. At the same …
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Parents and teachers are concerned about the toll on children’s education and development due to the closure of schools, libraries, gyms and extraordinary activities due to the Kovid-19 epidemic. But children are not the only ones at risk. Young people need augmentation to build cognitive ability, while adults, especially the …
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An image of a sample of human brain tissue under a microscope. That Display The so-called spongy pores caused by Kreitzfeldt-Jacob disease.Image: Sheriff Zaki, Woon-Ju Shi / CDC New research from Japan suggests that due to the aging population, a rare brain-destroying disease caused by rogue prion protein may be …
Read More »FDA will quickly decide on experimental drugs for Alzheimer’s
Biogen’s headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts.Photo: Dominick Reuter (Getty Images) On Friday, the pharmaceutical company Biogen announced the Food and Drug Administration accepted its request to conduct a priority review of its experimental Alzheimer’s drug for approval. The faster-than-normal process sets the stage for treatment, called aducanumab, to be the first …
Read More »Study Links Severe Gum Disease to Dementia Decades Later
Photo: Saul Loeb (fake pictures) New investigation is the last to suggest that the condition of our mouth and teeth is intimmediately connected to our brain health. The study found an association between people with severe gum disease or missing teeth in the early 1960s and an increased risk of …
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