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More Mother's Day Gift Ideas
Mother's Day is now only 9 days away. With time still left to place your order and have Mom's gift arrive on time, here are a few more suggestions available at The Alzheimer's Store:
Advances in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Research
(Source: Israel 21c) - Diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's do not have a single, simple cause. In an organ as complex as the brain multiple processes can lead to neurodegeneration.
NIH Grant to Develop Novel Technology for AD
(Source: Oligomerix) - Researchers note three pathological causes of Alzheimer's disease: amyloid plaques, neurofibrillary tangles and the less talked about protein called tau. In this article, Oligomerix, Inc. reports receiving a $233,598 Phase I National Institutes of Health research grant to develop technology targeting tau oligomers, small soluble aggregates of the tau protein.
Data on CERE-110 for the Treatment of AD
(Source: Medical News Today) - Ceregene, Inc. presented interim clinical data from a Phase 1 trial of CERE-110, a gene therapy product designed to deliver nerve growth factor (NGF) for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
Brain Comparisons of Lewy Body and Alzheimer's Patients
(Source: Journal of Nuclear Medicine) - Researchers in Japan are investigating the structural and functional changes in patients with mild dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) compared with those with Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Hormone Therapy May Protect Against Alzheimer's
(Source: HealthDay News) - A new study suggests that women who start hormone therapy earlier in life - before they turn 65 - could cut their risk of developing Alzheimer's or another dementia.
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