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Risk Of Cognitive Decline And Dementia In The Elderly And Alcohol Intake
24 May 2012
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other types of dementia are most common in the very elderly, and are associated with huge health costs. With a rapidly ageing population throughout the world, factors that affect the risk of... [read article]

In Alzheimer's Disease, Neuron-Nourishing Cells Appear To Retaliate
24 May 2012
When brain cells start oozing too much of the amyloid protein that is the hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, the astrocytes that normally nourish and protect them deliver a suicide package instead, researchers report... [read article]

Pathological Aging Brains Contain The Same Amyloid Plaques As Alzheimer's Disease
24 May 2012
Pathological aging (PA) is used to describe the brains of people which have Alzheimer's disease (AD)-like pathology but where the person showed no signs of cognitive impairment whilst they were alive... [read article]

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What is Dementia?

The word dementia comes from the Latin de meaning "apart" and mens from the genitive mentis meaning "mind". Dementia is the progressive deterioration in cognitive function - the ability to process thought (intelligence). Read more...

What Is Alzheimer's Disease?

Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurologic disease of the brain leading to the irreversible loss of neurons and the loss of intellectual abilities, including memory and reasoning. Read more...

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