How Close are we to an Alzheimer’s Cure?
July 11, 2014
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VIDEO Dr. Rudy Tanzi, Harvard’s top Alzheimer’s expert, explores where we are and what we can do about Alzheimer’s.
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Paint & Other Solvents Increase Brain Risk by 65%
June 22, 2014
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At work, we are sometimes exposed to paint, glue or degreaser fumes. Learn why protection is essential, as people may experience memory and thinking problems
Healthy Man Gets 1st Alzheimer’s Prevention Infusion
June 15, 2014
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VIDEO The A4 Study uses the drug solanezumab in one of the most ambitious attempts yet to thwart Alzheimer’s. The major clinical trial got underway
“Sleep Well, Be Well” National Campaign Lowers Dementia Risk
June 2, 2014
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Sleep is restorative and refreshing. It helps clean out Alzheimer’s plaque and lowers vascular dementia risk. Learn to sleep better with the nationwide “Sleep Well,
Sleep Tied to Vascular Dementia Risk
May 23, 2014
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VIDEO & ARTICLE See why a Taiwanese study closely connects insomnia and vascular problems. (Vascular problems like stroke and heart attack are primary causes of
FDA Fighting Alzheimer’s by Targeting Trans Fat
May 7, 2014
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VIDEO & IN-DEPTH ARTICLE More than a decade ago, consumers started avoiding dementia-causing trans fats. Participation snowballed to include companies, then cities. Learn how cutting
Hopkins Defends Statins’ Brain Benefits In Face of FDA Warning
April 14, 2014
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Top experts at world-renowned Johns Hopkins Medicine did a systematic review of existing statin studies. Unlike the FDA, they found no connection between short-term statin
Blood Test May Prevent Alzheimer’s
March 17, 2014
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VIDEO + ARTICLE Doctors think many Alzheimer’s drug trials fail because it is too late to cure the disease by the time people notice it.
Genetic Clues to Prevent Alzheimer’s
February 18, 2014
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VIDEO + TRANSCRIPT: 3 experimental drugs are part of a fascinating genetic study on how to prevent Alzheimer’s. NBC’s chief science correspondent Robert Bazell investigates.
Did Aluminum in Englishman’s Brain Trigger Alzheimer’s?
February 16, 2014
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Although many researchers have tried, no link between aluminum and Alzheimer’s has ever been proven. Learn of a new finding regarding a job-related case of aluminum exposure. It
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