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Simple blood test may predict dementia risk before symptoms even appear

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Simple blood test may predict dementia risk before symptoms even appear

New York Post·Tracy Swartz·6 months ago

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Over 6 million Americans have dementia, a progressive brain disorder that affects memory, language, problem solving and judgment.

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A major evidence review found Alzheimer's drugs probably don't work — and fraud played a role

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A major evidence review found Alzheimer's drugs probably don't work — and fraud played a role

Boing Boing·Ellsworth Toohey·6 months ago

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A sweeping new evidence review found that today's top Alzheimer's drugs "probably result in little to no difference" in reducing dementia severity or anything else that matters to patients. Journalists…

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Staying up all night can fill your brain with Alzheimer's proteins — why it can create a vicious cycle for older people

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Staying up all night can fill your brain with Alzheimer's proteins — why it can create a vicious cycle for older people

New York Post·Reda Wigle·6 months ago

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A team of researchers from the University of Ibadan in Nigeria analyzed sleep-centric medical studies published over the last quarter century to better understand how a lack of sleep affects the br…

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