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05/08/2008
Plants' Flavonoids Have Beneficial Effect On Alzheimer's Disease, Study In Mice Suggests
A new study in mice suggests molecules in plants may have beneficial effects on Alzheimer's disease. Researchers administered molecules called flavonoids, which are found in certain fruits and vegetables, to a mouse model genetically programmed to develop Alzheimer's disease.
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05/07/2008
New Link To Schizophrenia Discovered
Neuroscientists have discovered that mice lacking an enzyme that contributes to Alzheimer disease exhibit a number of schizophrenia-like behaviors. The finding raises the possibility that this enzyme may participate in the development of schizophrenia and related psychiatric disorders and therefore may provide a new target for developing therapies.
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05/07/2008
Obesity Can Increase Dementia Risk By Up To 80 Percent, Study Suggests
Obesity may increase adults' risk for having dementia. Obesity increases the risk of dementia in general by 42 percent, Alzheimer's by 80 percent and vascular dementia by 73 percent. Being underweight increases the general dementia risk by 36 percent. But researchers who carried out an international review of research since 1995 found no elevated risk in people who were normal or overweight.
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05/06/2008
New Target For Alzheimer's Disease Identified
In a new study, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, researchers have determined in mouse models that modulating the activity of enkephalin peptides in the brain might reduce the cognitive deficits seen in Alzheimer's disease.
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05/06/2008
New Target For Alzheimer's Disease Identified
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05/06/2008
Ibuprofen Linked To Reduced Risk Of Alzheimer's Disease
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05/04/2008
Ibuprofen May Cut Alzheimer's Risk
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04/29/2008
Alzheimer's Disease Risks Gender Specific: Women With Depression, Men With Stroke
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04/28/2008
Drug May Slow Alzheimer’s Decline
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04/27/2008
New Drug Discovery Tool For Alzheimer's Disease Discovered
