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Researcher: Today there are no Alzheimer’s survivors
One in three seniors in the United States dies from Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia, according to a report published by the Alzheimer’s Association on Tuesday. “Today there are no Alzheimer’s survivors. If you have Alzheimer’s disease, you either die from it or die with it,” said Harry…
Study finds Alzheimer’s spreads like infection
A new US study has found that Alzheimer’s disease spreads from one part of the brain to another like an infection, a discovery that could aid the development of treatments to slow its progress. The Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) study on transgenic mice found that the abnormal tau protein…
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