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These graphs compare predictions made with the L-GoM (used to validate the model for predicting time to Alzheimer’s disease endpoints) with the actual outcomes.

·November 7, 2013·5 min read

New Method Predicts Time from Alzheimer’s Onset to Nursing Home and Death

Researchers have clinically validated a new method to predict the time it takes to enter full-time care in nursing homes or death for patients with Alzheimer's disease.

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·November 6, 2013·2 min read

Speaking a Second Language May Delay Dementia

Researchers discover later onset of dementia in people who speak more than one language.

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·October 30, 2013·2 min read

Absence of the SMG1 Protein Could Contribute to Parkinson’s and Other Neurological Disorders

A new study links a lack of SMG1 to protein aggregates associated with Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases.

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·October 30, 2013·3 min read

RNA Build Up Linked to Dementia and Motor Neuron Disease

Researchers have identified a new toxic entity associated with genetically inherited forms of frontotemporal dementia and motor neuron disease.

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·October 27, 2013·6 min read

Study Identifies 11 New Alzheimer’s Disease Risk Genes

Researchers have identified 11 new genes which offer important new insights into the disease pathways associated with Alzheimer's disease.

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·October 24, 2013·5 min read

Yeast, Human Stem Cells Drive Discovery of New Parkinson’s Disease Drug Targets

Researchers have identified a novel Parkinson's disease drug target and a compound capable of repairing neurons derived from Parkinson’s patients.

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·October 21, 2013·3 min read

Shorter Sleep Duration and Poorer Sleep Quality Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarker

Shorter periods of sleep and poorer quality of sleep are associated with greater buildup of beta anyloid, a new study reports.

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·October 18, 2013·1 min read

Researchers Make Exciting Discoveries in Non-Excitable Cells

Researchers discover sodium channels also play critical roles in non-excitable cells.

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·October 17, 2013·3 min read

Brain May Flush Out Toxins During Sleep

A new study reports sleep can help clear brain molecules associated with neurodegeneration.

This is a cross section MRI of a patient with ALS.

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·October 16, 2013·6 min read

‘Individualized’ Therapy for the Brain Targets Specific Gene Mutations Causing Dementia and ALS

Using neurons created from iPS cells derived from people with ALS, researchers develop a new drug which appears to halt the impact of the genetic mutations in some forms of ALS and dementia.

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·October 15, 2013·2 min read

Teachers More Likely to Have Progressive Speech and Language Disorders

Researchers discover an unusual occupational hazard for teachers. Progressive speech and language problems are more prevalent in those who teach than those with Alzheimer's disease.