Five common misconceptions about Alzheimer’s explained
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Five common misconceptions about Alzheimer’s explained

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/five-common-misconceptions-about-alzheimers-explained-11503466 By Sky news On World Alzheimer’s Day, the Alzheimer’s Society puts five common misconceptions about the disease to bed. There are about 850,000 people living with various forms of dementia in the UK, according to figures from the Alzheimer’s Society. There are about 850,000 people living with various forms of…

Removing faulty brain cells staves off dementia in mice
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Removing faulty brain cells staves off dementia in mice

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/sep/19/removing-faulty-brain-cells-staves-off-dementia-in-mice By Hannah Devlin Science correspondent Researchers say that when they swept away the senescent brain cells in mice, the outwards symptoms of their dementia vanished Purging “zombie cells” from the brain could stave off the effects of dementia, a groundbreaking study has found. The research in mice is the first to show…

Women’s Alzheimer’s test needed as superior verbal skills mask onset of the disease
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Women’s Alzheimer’s test needed as superior verbal skills mask onset of the disease

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/07/23/womens-alzheimers-test-needed-superior-verbal-skills-masks-onset/ By Henry Bodkin An Alzheimer’s test specifically for women should be developed after a new study found superior female verbal skills disguise the onset of the disease, scientists have said. Research in the US revealed doctors are less likely to diagnose Alzheimer’s in women than in men. The imbalance means…

Alzheimer’s link to herpes virus in brain, say scientists
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Alzheimer’s link to herpes virus in brain, say scientists

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jun/21/alzheimers-link-to-herpes-virus-in-brain-say-scientists By Hannah Devlin Science correspondent Research reveals strains of virus more abundant in brains with early stage of disease, though uncertainly whether virus is a trigger or a symptom The presence of viruses in the brain has been linked to Alzheimer’s disease in research that challenges conventional theories about the onset of…

Brain injuries increase dementia risk, study finds
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Brain injuries increase dementia risk, study finds

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.com/news/health-43711627 By  Alex Therrien People who suffer brain injuries are at increased risk of dementia later in life, a large study suggests. An analysis of 2.8 million people found those who had one or more traumatic brain injuries were 24% more likely to get dementia than those who had not. The risk…