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Preclinical Study: Enzyme Could Help Treat Alzheimer's Disease
06 Aug 2025 12:38 GMT
Newswise — LOS ANGELES (Aug. 5, 2025) -- In a preclinical study, Cedars-Sinai investigators found that boosting angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) in key immune cells called microglia in the brain helped protect the brains of specially bred laboratory …
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Home and Away spoilers: Does Irene have Alzheimer's disease?
06 Aug 2025 06:58 GMT
Irene Roberts (played by Lynne McGranger) is becoming increasingly worried about her unexplained memory lapses on Home and Away (1:45pm - see our TV Guide for listings)
And this hasn't gone unnoticed by Irene's nurse lodger, Dana Matheson (Ally …
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From Space to Sight: Lithuania's Bold Quest to Beat Radiation, Alzheimer's & Blindness
04 Aug 2025 10:51 GMT
The challenge is to make the molecule really good at absorption and also, ensure that after decay, it will not produce toxic substances harmful to the body, said Orentas.
When Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the second Indian citizen in space, reached the …
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The unlikely group 'destined' to be struck by Alzheimer's disease as early as 40
03 Aug 2025 21:30 GMT
Alzheimer's disease is largely seen as one of old age.
The most common form of memory-robbing dementia, Alzheimer's affects nearly 7 million Americans, most of whom are over the age of 65.
In general, about one in 14 people develop the disease by …
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Phase 2 PRIMUS-AD Trial to Test Anti-Amyloid Oligomer PRI-002 in Alzheimer Disease
03 Aug 2025 17:12 GMT
Details behind a new phase 2 proof-of-concept study, dubbed PRIMUS-AD (NCT06182085), testing investigational PRI-002 (PRInnovation), an oral small-molecule anti-amyloid-ß (Aß) oligomer disaggregator, were unveiled at the 2025 Alzheimer’s Association …
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Might a combination of 2 cancer drugs help treat Alzheimer's disease?
03 Aug 2025 08:21 GMT
Cancer drug combo shows promise against Alzheimer’s, an animal study shows. Image credit: Thana Prasongsin/Getty Images
This article originally appeared on Medical News Today
Researchers are actively seeking treatments or a cure for Alzheimer’s disease …
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Gran thought she had Alzheimer's until doctors told her it was far worse
02 Aug 2025 06:13 GMT
A gran who kept becoming suddenly irritable and forgetful was shocked to find she had a brain tumour. Jan Burrell had been experiencing migraines for years but attributed it to ageing. However, in January 2021, she noticed herself becoming "short- …
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3 new facts about Alzheimer's disease
01 Aug 2025 20:45 GMT
The Alzheimer’s Association held its international conference in Toronto.
The conference unveiled new research about Alzheimer’s, which impacts 7 million Americans.
New findings include studies showing lead exposure has been linked to cognitive decline.
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Erin is a gentle and beloved single mum in Melbourne. She's just been diagnosed with Alzheimer's at 29
01 Aug 2025 17:08 GMT
At just 29, Melbourne mum Erin Kelly is facing the heartbreaking reality that she's living on borrowed time.
A single parent to her eight-year-old daughter Evie, Erin has recently been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's - a devastating blow …
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Magnetic fields control Alzheimer's protein clumping: study
31 Jul 2025 23:20 GMT
JERUSALEM, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Magnetic fields can direct how Alzheimer's-linked proteins cluster in the brain, potentially unlocking new treatments, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem said Thursday in a statement.
Published in ACS Nano, the study …