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Battle for the Brain lip syncing competition raises awareness, funds for Alzheimer's research
04 Feb 2026 18:10 GMT
Co-founders Susan Watson and Michelle Rooks put on Battle for the Brain, a lip syncing competition that aims to raise awareness and funds for research.
ATLANTA — Susan Watson and Michelle Rooks are bonded by friendship and by a disease that's attacked …
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Is Methylene Blue the Secret Weapon for Fighting Alzheimer's and Keeping Your Brain Young?
04 Feb 2026 14:53 GMT
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'Thor' actor Chris Hemsworth's father's battle with Alzheimer's continues: Here's what the disease and how it can be cured
04 Feb 2026 08:27 GMT
Talking to the Guardian, the actor said, “My appetite for racing forward has really been reined in. You start thinking, ‘My dad won’t be here forever. My kids are now 11 and 13.”
‘Thor’ actor Chris Hemsworth’s father is battling a disease that may not be …
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Palm Beach panel discusses breakthroughs in Alzheimer's blood tests
03 Feb 2026 11:49 GMT
Feb. 3, 2026, 5:08 a.m. ET
What was once practically unimaginable is now a reality, as more medical companies research, test and successfully bring to market blood tests for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease.
That was the message delivered by Dr. Howard …
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Aptorum Group Announces a Collaboration Between DiamiR Biosciences and Instant NanoBiosensors (INB) to Validate INB’s Automated APOE Testing Platform for Alzheimer’s Disease
02 Feb 2026 13:00 GMT
NEW YORK, NY; NEW HAVEN, CT; PRINCETON, NJ, and TAIPEI, TAIWAN, Feb. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aptorum Group Limited (NASDAQ: APM) ("Aptorum Group” or “Aptorum”), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to addressing unmet medical …
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Chance to lead again on Alzheimer's care
01 Feb 2026 12:20 GMT
Feb. 1, 2026, 5:04 a.m. ET
In 2018, Massachusetts led the nation on Alzheimer's and dementia preparedness, passing the most comprehensive state legislative package in U.S. history. Today, though, the nation's bastion of science and medicine has …
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Early Parkinson’s could be detected decades before symptoms with simple blood test
31 Jan 2026 14:24 GMT
Rheumatologist Dr. Mahsa Tehrani shares strategies for preventing what a new study projects will be a prevalence of Parkinson's disease on 'America Reports.'
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A new study from Chalmers University of …
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Neurologist says grip strength test may help spot dementia risk early
31 Jan 2026 03:18 GMT
Andrew Nuttall U35 Lifestyle Writer and Katy Hallam
02:52, 31 Jan 2026
Studies have found that grip strength is often 'one of the strongest physical markers' for brain health(Image: Getty)
An unusual at-home test involving hand strength could …
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Blood test could bolster brain cancer survival rates
30 Jan 2026 19:07 GMT
A simple blood test could improve the lives of brain cancer patients and boost tragically low survival rates.
Australian scientists have developed a diagnostic device that reads tiny biological particles in a patient's bloodstream to analyse how brain …
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A Common Sleeping Pill May Reduce Buildup of Alzheimer's Proteins, Study Reveals
30 Jan 2026 14:16 GMT
There's still so much we don't know about Alzheimer's disease, but the link between poor sleep and worsening disease is one that researchers are exploring with gusto.
A study published in 2023 found that using sleeping pills to get some shut- …