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Alzheimer`s disease

15 Sep 2020

Older people who have experienced falls should be screened for Alzheimer`s

First, plaques of amyloid proteins form, then tangles of tau protein. Some brain areas begin to shrink, and communication networks between distant parts of the brain start to decay Stark and colleagues have shown that the link between Alzheimer`s and falling holds true even during the silent phase of the disease People with so-called preclinical Alzheimer`s are at increased risk of falling despite having no apparent cognitive problems

Alzheimer`s disease

10 Jul 2020

Scientists discover protective Alzheimer's gene, develop drug-testing platform

The main challenge in testing Alzheimer`s drugs in clinical trials is that participants need to have symptoms. But once people have symptoms, it is usually too late for treatments to have a significant effect, as many brain cells have already died.

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