by KYW’s medical editor Dr. Brian McDonough People with type 2 diabetes are more likely to develop plaques in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s. A Japanese study followed 135 elderly participants for thirty five years. For those who died during the study, researchers conducted autopsies on their brains and found plaques, particularly in those who [...]
Eighty-five hundred people in the U.P. are currently living with Alzheimers
Keeping your brain active into old age is one of the best things you can do to help reduce your risk of dementia, says Alzheimers New Zealand, who are encouraging people of all ages to try a new activity during Adult Learners’ Week, 6-12 September.
The Alzheimer Society of Timmins Porcupine District is looking to sweeten things up around Timmins these days. The group is taking orders for the popular Krispy Kreme Doughnuts in support of Alzheimer services and programs locally.
Mary Pletka has a tattoo on her foot of forget-me-not flowers, and the date that doctors diagnosed her with early-onset Alzheimers. The tattoo is a reminder to Pletka, 51, of her continuing struggle with the debilitating disease that attacks the brai...
BioScale Inc., an innovative life science company that develops, manufactures and promotes novel analytical tools enabling advancements in protein research, recently announced the first shipment and installation of the ViBET Protein Analysis Workstation at a major Massachusetts-based pharmaceutical company
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