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Cancer drug nilotinib may help cure Alzheimer’s disease: It’s all in tau
Tech Times
This could be the reason why some people with significant plaque build-up within their brains don’t show any signs of dementia, and the findings could also lead to new drugs that could treat Alzheimer’s, the researchers report in the journal Molecular …
Tau protein, not plaque, may cause Alzheimer’s, study saysFox News
New Theory Of Alzheimer’s: It Is Tau Proteins, Not The Plaque, That Triggers …Medical Daily
Is Tau the ‘How’ Behind Alzheimer’s?U.S. News & World Report
Alzheimer’s News Today
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Dementia breakthrough: Cancer drug that fights Alzheimer’s disease
Express.co.uk
Dr Moussa said: “That explains the confusing clinical observations of older people who have plaque build-up but no dementia.” Tim Parry, of Alzheimer’s Research UK, said: “Understanding why nerve cells die in Alzheimer’s is a key goal in the search for …
Scientists find leukaemia medication could reverse effects of Alzheimer’s diseaseDaily Mail
Cancer drug nilotinib may help cure Alzheimer’s disease: It’s all in tauTech Times
Tau protein, not plaque, may cause Alzheimer’s, study saysFox News
Physicians News Digest –Business Standard
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Scientists find leukaemia medication could reverse effects of Alzheimer’s disease
Daily Mail
A cancer drug could help protect brain cells from the effects of Alzheimer’s disease, new research has found. The breakthrough came as scientists discovered the toxic protein that was believed to cause dementia is not actually responsible. It is …
Cancer drug nilotinib may help cure Alzheimer’s disease: It’s all in tauTech Times
Tau protein, not plaque, may cause Alzheimer’s, study saysFox News
New Theory Of Alzheimer’s: It Is Tau Proteins, Not The Plaque, That Triggers …Medical Daily
U.S. News & World Report –News-Medical.net
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Tau protein, not plaque, may cause Alzheimer’s, study says
Fox News
According to researchers, their findings have major implications for designing therapies for Alzheimer’s disease, a type of dementia which affects more than 5 million Americans and is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S. The disease causes …
Is Tau the ‘How’ Behind Alzheimer’s?U.S. News & World Report
Tau Protein Leads To Neuronal Death in Alzheimer’sAlzheimer’s News Today
Researcher Debunks Alzheimer’s Development TheoryDrug Discovery & Development
News-Medical.net –WallStreet OTC
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Sleep Issues Tied to Alzheimer’s, Dementia Risk in Elderly Men
Monthly Prescribing Reference
Insufficient sleep has been linked to brain health in animal and human studies, and new research has found an association between sleep disturbance and risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in older men. In a sample of 1,574 men participating in the …
Monthly health series to hold Alzheimer’s, dementia follow up lecture on Nov. 6Lewiston Sun Journal

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Fighting Alzheimer’s Through Nutrition: What Healthcare Professionals Need to …
Huffington Post UK
Researchers found that the risk of developing all-cause dementia and Alzheimer’s disease was significantly higher in participants who were deficient or severely deficient in vitamin D. In fact, those who were deficient had roughly a 51 percent …

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Dementia is the leading cause of death among women
WebMD.Boots.com
Dementia is an umbrella term for a variety of diseases – the most common of which is Alzheimer’s – in which the brain’s capacity for memory, thinking and coping with day-to-day living are eroded. Two-thirds of people with dementia in the UK are women …
DEMENTIA is now the leading killer of womenDaily Mail
Dementia is ‘the biggest killer for women’The Independent
Record female dementia deaths totalLancashire Evening Post

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Blood Vessel Damage Plays Key Role in Alzheimer’s-related Dementia
HealthCanal.com
For many years, scientists have known that degeneration of neurons — nerve cells that transmit signals to and from the brain — caused Alzheimer’s dementia, an incurable disease afflicting more than 35 million people worldwide and approaching epidemic …
New blood test diagnoses Alzheimer’s disease two decades before symptoms …9news.com.au
Alzheimer’s disease: Melbourne researchers develop simple blood test for …ABC Online
Blood test developed to diagnose early onset Alzheimer’s diseaseMedical Xpress

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Dementia is ‘the biggest killer for women’
The Independent
A total of 31,850 deaths due to dementia and Alzheimer’s were recorded for 2013 while heart disease killed 26,075 and strokes claimed the lives of 20,706. Hilary Evans, director of external affairs for Alzheimer’s Research UK, said: “The figures …
Record female dementia deaths totalThe Star

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Monthly health series to hold Alzheimer’s, dementia follow up lecture on Nov. 6
Lewiston Sun Journal
The October lecture focused on teaching residents how to recognize the 10 signs of Alzheimer’s disease; the Nov. 6 lecture will teach about other types of dementia and their symptoms. It is titled “The Basics: Memory Loss, Dementia and Alzheimer’s …
The Dangers of Disturbed SleepNDTV

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