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Diabetes Found To Be A Significant Risk Factor For Dementia

London based Alzheimer’s Disease International: The International Federation of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Societies, Inc., supported by a grant from Bupa, has released its comprehensive and thoroughgoing World Alzheimer Report 2014: Dementia and Risk Reduction An Analysis Of Protective And Modifiable Factors. The paper reviews a wide range…

International Survey Reveals Ignorance about Alzheimer’s

There is still a series of misunderstandings and ignorance regarding Alzheimer’s disease, according to a survey conducted by the Alzheimer’s Association, which showed that 59 percent of the people surveyed wrongly believe that the disease is a normal part of aging, and 40 percent of them don’t think Alzheimer’s is deadly. The survey,…

Pathway in Brain Contributes to Alzheimer’s Disease

A new study entitled “Deficiency in LRP6-Mediated Wnt Signaling Contributes to Synaptic Abnormalities and Amyloid Pathology in Alzheimer’s Disease,” published in the online issue of Neuron, reports the discovery of a key pathway to the progression of Alzheimer’s Disease. Alzheimer’s disease is characterized by synaptic…