Asthma Drug Reverses Alzheimer’s in Mice
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Emily Woodruff
| June 22nd, 2018
What if a drug to press rewind on the damage Alzheimer’s causes already exists? That’s what researchers at Temple University asked when they gave…
Scientists Find Herpes Virus Amongst Brains With Alzheimer’s
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Emily Woodruff
| June 21st, 2018
Does the herpes virus play a role in Alzheimer’s development? A new study funded by the National Institutes on Aging and led by several…
Could Deep Brain Stimulation Help Zap Mild Alzheimer’s?
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Emily Woodruff
| June 20th, 2018
When doctors deliver pulses of electricity deep into the brain, they see improvements in diseases like diabetes, Parkinson’s, and even depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder….
Major Drug Companies Call Off Late-Stage Alzheimer’s Trials
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Emily Woodruff
| June 12th, 2018
For years, hopes have been raised and then dashed in the search for a cure for Alzheimer’s as drugs that pass stage 2 clinical…
The Healthy Brain Secrets of a SuperAger
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Emily Woodruff
| June 1st, 2018
Have you ever met someone in their 80s, or even 90s, who could recall facts faster than a Google search engine? Those people, according…
Memory Transplant in Snails Challenges Theories on How the Mind Works
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Emily Woodruff
| May 29th, 2018
Transferring memories between two beings sounds like something better left to fictional “Harry Potter” characters. But scientists at University of California, Los Angeles, have…
Alzheimer’s Symptoms Reversed in Animals
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Emily Woodruff
| May 15th, 2018
Could the cure for Alzheimer’s be unlocked by studying fruit flies? Scientists have successfully reversed the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease in fruit flies, a…
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