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New Alzheimer's Vaccine Reverses Memory Loss
(Source: Johnnie B. Byrd Institute) - Imagine a day when there was a vaccine that could improve an Alzheimer's patient's memory and only had to be taken occasionally.
Different Forms of Amyloid Beta in Alzheimer's Disease
(Source: University of California) - Researchers at UC Irvine have shown that different forms of amyloid beta lead to different types of Alzheimer's neural damage. The finding could modify the way therapeutic approaches for the treatment of the disease are designed.
Easy-to-Read Booklets on Alzheimer's Disease
(Source: NIH News) - The National Institute on Aging (NIA) is offering two free booklets designed to help people with limited literacy skills learn about Alzheimer's disease and memory loss. In these easy-to-read booklets, the medical and technical language has been replaced by plain language, stories, photographs, and other features to help readers understand the content.
A Dementia Training Center in Australia
(Source: ABC News) - The Australian government has allocated more than $8 million to the University of Wollongong in New South Wales to set up a dementia training and study center for health professionals.
Prion Diseases Can Kill You
(Source: Telegraph.co.uk) - Ten years ago, the Nobel prize for medicine was awarded to a scientist who had an idea so radical that it was condemned as heresy. Rather than blame conventional viruses and bacteria for baffling brain disorders like Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), scrapie and BSE, Stan Prusiner proposed that a novel type of infectious agent was responsible - a prion.
Alzheimer's Disease May Protect Against Cancer
(Source: Doctor's Guide) - According to Dr. Ilaria Guidi of the University of Milan, Italy, people with certain kinds of dementia appear to have a reduced risk of cancer.
Moderate Alcohol Intake = Better Mental Function
(Source: Medical News Today) - According to researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, older women who drink a moderate amount of alcohol have slightly higher levels of mental function than non-drinkers.
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