DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Flossing protects me from dementia and strokes
DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: The daily habit protecting me from dementia, heart attacks and strokes is… FLOSSING Like most people, I
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Having migraines raises the risk of dementia, study finds
As if migraines didn’t already cause enough suffering, a new study has found that people who experience the debilitating headaches
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Brain changes may help track dementia, even before diagnosis
Even before a dementia diagnosis, people with mild cognitive impairment may have different changes in the brain depending on what
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Protein tangles linked with dementia seen in patients after single head injury
Scientists have visualised for the first time protein ‘tangles’ associated with dementia in the brains of patients who have suffered
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Videos, music on tablets boost moods of dementia patients and caregivers
Dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, often afflicts patients with negative moods: confusion, anger, sadness or apathy. Negative emotions also affect caregivers,
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Simple blood test unmasks concussions absent on CT scans: Pinprick to measure brain protein offers speedy diagnosis, minus radiation exposure
Many patients with concussion have normal CT scans and are discharged from the hospital without follow-up. But a blood test
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Dementia gene linked to connections in brain
Insights into how a gene that increases the risk of Alzheimer’s disease disrupts brain cells have been revealed by scientists.
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Alzheimer's Disease: Brain Changes, Symptoms and Treatment
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive brain disorder that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior in older adults. The disorder
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Record month for dementia diagnosis shows need for better tools, treatments
Alzheimer’s Research UK is calling for continued improvements in the way the UK diagnoses and treats dementia after a record
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Potential new therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s disease
Apolipoproten E (apoeE) is a major genetic risk factor for the development of Alzheimer’s disease, yet the protein tends to
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