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New Cases of Alzheimer's and Dementia Continue to Rise
(Source: Alzheimer's Association) - According to research reports the number of people with Alzheimer's and dementia - both new cases and total numbers with the disease - continues to rise .
Researchers Gain Insight Into Huntington's Mechanism
(Source: University of Kentucky) - Researchers at the University of Kentucky have gained new insight into the genetic mechanisms underlying Huntington's disease and other neurodegenerative or neuromuscular disorders caused by trinucleotide repeats (or TNRs) in DNA.
Yeast Offers Potential New Therapies for Parkinson's
(Source: NIH) - Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have turned simple baker's yeast into an army of medicinal chemists capable of rapidly searching for drugs to treat Parkinson's disease.
Immune Cells Can Help Predict Alzheimer's Risk
(Source: UCLA) - What if you could test your risk for Alzheimer's disease much like your cholesterol levels - through a simple blood test?
Regular, Moderate Alcohol Has Cognitive Benefits in Older Adults
(Source: Wake Forest Baptist University Medical Center) - A glass of wine here, a nightcap there - new research out of Wake Forest University School of Medicine suggests that moderate alcohol intake offers long-term cognitive protection and reduces the risk of dementia in older adults.
White Matter Changes May Predict Dementia Risk
(Source: American Academy of Neurology) - Elderly people with no memory or thinking problems are more likely to develop cognitive problems if they have a growing amount of small damaged areas in their brains, explain the authors of a new study.
Higher Education in Parkinson's Patients Require Earlier Treatment
(Source: American Medical Association) - Individuals who have higher levels of education and are more impaired by Parkinson's disease appear to require treatment for their symptoms earlier than other patients, according to a new report.
Pesticide Levels in Blood Linked to Parkinson's
(Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center) - People with Parkinson's disease were found to have significantly higher blood levels of a particular pesticide than healthy people or those with Alzheimer's disease, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center report.
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