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Alzheimer’s disease could be caused by herpes virus, warn experts

Drugs trials have failed and it’s time to face up to the fact Alzheimer’s is probably caused by viruses and bacteria, say scientists Alzheimer’s disease could be caused by viruses like herpes, a group of...

16 March, 2016

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Miracle jab to stop Alzheimer’s: Wonder vaccine may hold key to halting disease

Researchers are testing the potency of a vaccine to destroy “toxic tangles”, which are a hallmark of the disease. Trials involving patients with early stages of the incurable condition are already under way. If...

4 January, 2016

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Alzheimer’s disease may be infectious, study claims

The “seeds” of Alzheimer’s disease may be transmitted from one person to another during certain medical procedures, scientists have found. A study into people who died of a separate kind of brain disease after receiving...

22 September, 2015

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Scientists show key role for inflammation in Alzheimer’s

Southampton scientists have found that an immune response in the brain plays a key role in the development of Alzheimer’s, and that a vaccine designed to tackle the disease was able to suppress the response. The...

20 August, 2013

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Study: Common virus tied to Alzheimer’s disease

Contracting a common virus may play a role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study has found. The study of the brains of older adults found an association between patients’ immune responses to...

25 June, 2013

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An Alzheimer’s vaccine in a nasal spray?

One in eight Americans will fall prey to Alzheimer’s disease at some point in their life, current statistics say.

10 March, 2011

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Alzheimer’s disease could be caused by herpes virus, warn experts

Miracle jab to stop Alzheimer’s: Wonder vaccine may hold key to halting disease

Alzheimer’s disease may be infectious, study claims

Scientists show key role for inflammation in Alzheimer’s

Study: Common virus tied to Alzheimer’s disease

An Alzheimer’s vaccine in a nasal spray?