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Image shows a normal brain slice and a brain slice from an alzheimer's patient.

·November 14, 2015·5 min read

Common Myths and Truths About Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer's specialist compiles eight myths and truths about the disease to help shed light and raise general awareness.

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·November 13, 2015·7 min read

A New Tool For Diagnosing Parkinson’s Disease

Researchers have developed a new tool which they say will help with the treatment and diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, especially in the early stages.

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·November 11, 2015·4 min read

Evidence of Genetic Link Between Alzheimer’s Disease and Obesity

A new study provides additional evidence of a genetic link between body weight and risk for developing neurodegenerative diseases.

Diagram shows how the new method detects DNA damage that leads to neurological diseases.

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·November 6, 2015·8 min read

A New Way to Detect DNA Damage

According to a new study, researchers have devised a new way to detect chemical damage to DNA that leads to genetic mutations which are responsible for an array of diseases, including ALS and other neurodegenerative diseases.

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·November 4, 2015·4 min read

Harnessing the Immune System to Fight Alzheimer’s Disease

A new study reports the immune system could potentially be harnessed to help clear amyloid plaques in order to help in the fight against Alzheimer's disease.

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·November 4, 2015·3 min read

A New Model for Neurodegenerative Disease

Researchers have successfully created a pig model for ataxia telangiectasia that could help develop better treatments for the neurodegenerative disease.

Image shows a brain slice of the hippocampus.

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·November 4, 2015·4 min read

Repairing Alzheimer’s Related Nerve Cell Damage

Researchers explain how a novel gene therapy approach could help treat Alzheimer's disease.

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·November 4, 2015·4 min read

Formation of New Blood Vessels May Account for Walking and Balance Problems in Parkinson’s

Researchers report the angiogenesis in the brain could be a cause of some of the intractable walking and balance difficulties associated with Parkinson's disease.

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·November 3, 2015·5 min read

Alzheimer’s May Be a Collection of Different Diseases That Should be Treated Separately

Researchers report Alzheimer's disease may actually be a collection of different disease that should be treated independently with different approaches.