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Alzheimer’s disease

Urea build-up linked to Huntington’s – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 12 December 201711 April 2018

New Zealand researchers have led a study that suggests a build-up of urea in the brain could be linked to […]

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Potential human transmission of Alzheimer’s – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 10 September 201528 March 2016

The medical fallout from a historic hormone treatment has revealed that the amyloid beta protein associated with Alzheimer‘s disease may […]

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Alzheimer’s drug announcement – expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 23 July 201523 July 2015

Scientists are cautiously optimistic about new data indicating the drug solanezumab can slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease – if […]

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Sleeping pills and Alzheimer’s disease – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 10 September 201416 September 2014

Long term use of benzodiazepines widely prescribed for anxiety and insomnia, such as Valium and Xanax, is associated with an […]

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Men more likely to suffer mild cognitive impairment

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 26 January 201226 January 2012

A new study has shown that men are more likely than women to develop a mild form of mental impairment […]

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Cold sore virus linked to Alzheimer’s disease

In the News  |  Published: 08 December 2008

A recent paper, published in the Journal of Pathology, by researchers at the University of Manchester, has found a link […]

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