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NSAIDs Don’t Prevent Alzheimer’s
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory pain drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen and naproxen may delay the...
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Elan, Wyeth Stop Trial Using the Highest Dose of Alzheimer’s Drug
Drugmaker Elan and US partner Wyeth announced Thursday they have stopped part of a Phase III...
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Brand New Alzheimer’s Theory
U.S. biotechnology company Genentech Inc has published a new study in the journal Nature that...
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Discovery May Offer New Targets for Drug Development to Slow Alzheimer’s
Researchers at Genentech of South San Francisco and the Salk Institute of La Jolla have...
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Brain-training Exercises Don’t Delay Alzheimer’s Onset
A new study says that there is no evidence to support the theory that brain exercise programmes...
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Early Alzheimer’s Linked to Poor Driving Skills
According to a new study from the University of Iowa, poor driving skills may be considered one...
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Mediterranean Diet Associated with a Reduced Risk of Cognitive Impairment
According to a recent study, eating a Mediterranean diet high in vegetables, fruits and nuts, fish...
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Studies Show Caffeine, Insulin Lower Dementia Risk, May Help Improve Memory
According to two new studies, caffeine and insulin were the found to be effective in reducing the...
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Can Animal Eggs Be Used to Create Embryonic Stem Cells?
A new study shows that animal eggs are not capable of reprogramming human DNA in the right way to...
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Insulin And Diabetes Drug Avandia May Prevent Alzheimer’s
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that...
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Stem Cell Research Moves Forward
As President Barack Obama is expected to lift federal restrictions on the field of stem cell...
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Fewer Calories Equals Improved Memory
According to the findings of a new study, eating fewer calories may be the answer to memory...
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FDA Approves First Phase Of Stem Cells Treatment
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just approved the first clinical trial using human...
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Ely Lilly Settles For More Than $800 Million In Zyprexa Lawsuit
Eli Lilly and Co. has agreed to pay approximately $800 million for unapproved marketing and...
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Relaxed People Less Likely to Develop Dementia
People who are more relaxed, calm and not easily stressed are less likely to develop dementia in...
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Omega-3 Fatty Acids Improve the Mental Development of Premature Baby Girls
According to a new study, preterm infant girls who receive a high amount of omega-3 fatty acid...
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Health Groups Dissatisfied with U.S. Tobacco Control Policies
The annual report on U.S. tobacco control efforts released by the American Lung Association gave...
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Alzheimer’s Sufferers Taking Antipsychotics At Risk Of Death
Thousands of Alzheimer’s sufferers being prescribed antipsychotic-medication are at...
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Smoking Bans Lead To Fewer Heart Attacks
A new report published by the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a...
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The Silver Alert Solution Proves To Be Extremely Efficient
Despite the fact that Florida’s “Silver Alert” System is just three months old,...
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Chemicals in Olive Oil Could Hold the Key to New Breast Cancer Therapies
Olive oil has been known for years as an “elixir’” for the human body...
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Mediterranean Diet ‘Dressed’ With Nuts Cuts Cardiovascular Risk
Everyone knows that a traditional Mediterranean diet rich in fruits and vegetables can do miracles...
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Scientists Recommend Brain Drugs To Healthy People
A team of
scientists recently revealed in an opinion piece published online Sunday
by the journal...
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Physical Brain Injuries In Veterans Have Long-Term Effects
For years, it was believed that the shell-shock syndrome experienced by many Vietnam War veterans...
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Report Calls For More Screening Of Brain Injury In Military Personnel
A report released Thursday by the Institute of Medicine,
a government advisory group that studies...
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One Third Of Americans Don’t Meet Minimum Levels Of Physical Activity
A report by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention found that approximately...
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Six Teens Face Charges in Nursing Home Abuse
Six teen caregivers of the Good Samaritan Society of Albert
Lea are facing criminal charges for...
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CT Scans Unreliable as Heart Test
Wednesday, the New England Journal of Medicine revealed that even though Medicare, the United...
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Inactivity in Depressed Heart Patients Increases Cardiac Risk
Depression is one of the issues today’s world faces and tries
to overcome. Scientists have shown...
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Caregivers’ Stress Can Bring Down Family Members
In the case of a family member, the stress caused by
providing care for a loved one with...
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Mediterranean Diet May Help Keep the Brain Healthy
Everyone knows that a traditional Mediterranean diet rich in fruits and vegetables can do...
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Insulin May Help Improve Brain Function in Alzheimer’s Sufferers
Insulin may be used to slow or prevent Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study. The...
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Antipsychotics in Alzheimer’s Patients – Potentially Fatal After Extensive Use
First of all, Alzheimer’s is a degenerative disease with no known cure. Except for...
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Study Finds Possible Link between Smoking Bans and Heart Attacks
A new report published by the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a...
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Pittsburgh Care Home Workers Abused 94-Year-Old Alzheimer’s Patient
The former five workers at a Pittsburgh-area nursing home are accused of abusing a 94-year-old...
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New Harvard Research Investigates the Causes of Aging
Harvard Medical School scientists claim to have discovered a mechanism that may be the
universal...
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Gingko Biloba and Alzheimer’s Disease
More than 5 million Americans live with Alzheimer’s disease,
a condition that causes a progressive...
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Genetic Screening for Diabetes No More Useful than Traditional Methods
Genetic testing to see someone’s predisposition to type 2 diabetes
is not significantly better...
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Ginkgo Unable to Fight Against Dementia
The popular herbal supplement ginkgo biloba does not prevent or slow the progression of Alzheimer’s...
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Herbal Supplement Gingko Biloba Fails In Preventing, Slowing Dementia
Millions of seniors take ginkgo biloba, hoping that the herbal supplement will prevent or slow the...
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B Vitamins Do Not Block Mental Decline in Alzheimer’s Patients
Alzheimer’s patients given high-dose vitamin B supplements
to decrease levels of homoceyteine saw...
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Study: Excessive Alcohol Intake Shrinks Your Brain
If you’re one of those people liking their daily shots of
alcohol, here is another good reason to...
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Vitamin D Deficiency Could Result in Parkinson’s Disease
Vitamin D deficiency might be linked, among other diseases,
to an increased risk of Parkinson’s...
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Three Chemists Win Nobel Prize
One Japanese and two American scientists won this year’s
Nobel Prize for chemistry for taking the...
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Scripps Conducts Study to Asses the Effects of Genetic Testing on Lifestyle Habits
San
Diego’s Scripps Translational
Science Institute announced its decision to conduct a study...
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Government: Get Fit To Avoid Health Risks!
Whether you’re young or old, you need to keep moving! No
matter you’re doing brisk walks, running...
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How Does Gene Testing Influence Lifestyle Habits?
A 20-year, landmark study involving 10,000
participants, funded by a research group and three...
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Fish Oil Supplements Can Reduce Mortality Risk in Heart Failure Patients
The fact that fish oil and its significant component, omega-3 fatty acids can improve brain power,...
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PET Scans Could Detect Alzheimer’s Brain Plaques
Positron Emission Tomography (PET), a method of medical
imaging, appears to be a successful...
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US Study: Frequent Running Found To Delay Aging Process
If you want to delay the consequence of aging, you’d better
start running on daily basis according...
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High Levels of HDL Cholesterol Cut Risk of Dementia in the Elderly
New study in the July issue of the American Heart
Association’s journal Arteriosclerosis,...
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FDA to Investigate Possible Risks of Mercury Dental Fillings
Following a lawsuit filed by a number of consumer advocacy groups looking to eliminate the use of...
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A Glass of Red Wine May Hold the Secret to Longevity
Researchers may be closer than ever to discover the secret to
longevity, as new research by...
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Politicians Share Personal Alzheimer’s Woes
In an attempt to make the Congress more aware of the catastrophic
consequences of Alzheimer’s...
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Ibuprofen Found to Decrease Alzheimer’s Risk
Taking ibuprofen for more than five years may decrease the
risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease,...
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First Animal-Human Embryo Created in U.K.
The creation of the first part-human, part-animal hybrid
embryo in the U.K. by researchers in...
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