Tag - Alzheimer’s disease

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7 of the biggest medical breakthroughs in 2023

From new vaccines to the first drugs of their kind for hard-to-treat disorders, 2023 has been a year full of medical breakthroughs. They offer opportunities for people to protect themselves from diseases, slow down the...

2 January, 2024

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Viral role in Alzheimer’s Disease discovered

Researchers from Oxford’s Institute of Population Ageing, Tufts University and the University of Manchester have discovered that common viruses appear to play a role in some cases of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The causes...

10 August, 2022

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Common viruses may be triggering the onset of Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer’s disease can begin almost imperceptibly, often masquerading in the early months or years as forgetfulness that is common in older age. What causes the disease remains largely a mystery. But researchers at...

2 August, 2022

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Antibody breakthrough in mice could lead to a vaccine for Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia, impacting roughly 44 million people worldwide. In some nations, those numbers could triple in the next fifty years, and scientists are desperately...

18 November, 2021

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Are herpes virus infections linked to Alzheimer’s disease?

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine report in the journal Neuron evidence that refutes the link between increased levels of herpes virus and Alzheimer’s disease. In addition, the researchers provide a new...

31 December, 2019

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