Exploring Alzheimer’s & Infection
December 11, 2022
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RESEARCH EXCERPT: Is Alzheimer’s caused by a germ? $1 million goes to anyone who can answer that. If the germ theory gets traction, it could
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Harvard’s Tau Scans: A Turning Point in Fighting Alzheimer’s
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TEDx TALKS – VIDEO: Harvard developed Tau Scan technology to fight Alzheimer’s. Dr. Bernard Hanseeuw quit his clinical practice to join them, to help advance
Successful Dementia Village on a Government Budget
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NEW VIDEO: How should governments help us spend the last years of life? In a sterile institution or in an easy-walking village with a supermarket,
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A new way to catch and predict Alzheimer’s with a blood test is in advanced stages of trials. The test promises to delay dementia, as
Nanoscopes See 10 Times Deeper into Alzheimer’s Treatments
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Turning Point
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POWERFUL FILM HIGHLIGHTS – VIDEO: In the gripping documentary Turning Point, acclaimed filmmaker James Keach takes us inside the quest for the first medication that could treat the underlying process of Alzheimer’s. See the movie trailer.
94% Accurate Alzheimer’s Blood Test May Replace PET Brain Scans
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VIDEO + ARTICLE: A blood test to detect Alzheimer’s has moved one step closer to reality. Washington University can measure Alzheimer’s proteins in the blood
Success in Delaying Dementia
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PROGRESS: A key study shows an easing, in certain respects, of the harsh impact of dementia. On average, people seem to be developing dementia later
The Alzheimer’s Research Horizon
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BBC – PROGRESS ON ALZHEIMER’S – VIDEO: A new era in Alzheimer’s research is dawning that suggests we are the cusp of a cure. Watch
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