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Scientists Tackle Alzheimer's Puzzle
(Source: Orlando Sentinel) - Researchers at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research in California are focusing on brain ailments, degenerative diseases and aging.
A New Way to Target Alzheimer's Disease
(Source: NYU) - The pathological embrace of two proteins plays a key role in the development of Alzheimer's disease by triggering the formation of neuron-killing plaques of amyloid beta protein. A group of NYU scientists have devised a way to reduce amyloid beta deposition by interfering with the deadly embrace of these proteins.
Yale Takes Part in Alzheimer Med Study
(Source: New Haven Register) - People with Alzheimer's disease have a higher than average rate of adult-onset diabetes, and people with adult-onset diabetes are apparently at a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease. The Yale School of Medicine is participating in the first large study to investigate a diabetes medication to treat Alzheimer's disease.
Cats at Risk of Alzheimer's
(Source: Scotsman) - Scientists in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, report that cats can suffer from a feline form of Alzheimer's disease.
Blacks, Whites Divided on End-of-Life Treatment
(Source: University of Rochester) - Black patients are more likely than white patients to prefer life-sustaining care when confronted with an incurable illness or serious mental and physical disabilities, according to a study by University of Rochester Medical Center researchers.
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