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VietnamNet English 2 month(s) ago
US President Barack Obama announced a $100 million project to map the intricate inner mysteries of the human brain, targeting cures for diseases like Alzheimer's.
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VietnamNet English 11 month(s) ago
Moderate to heavy alcohol use in late-life may increase risk of cognitive decline, according to two new studies presented to the Alzheimer's Association International Conference that concluded here Thursday.
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VietnamNet English 12 month(s) ago
Researchers have found a way to convert cord blood cells into neuron-like cells that could shed light on treatment of a wide range of neurological conditions, local media reported on Tuesday.
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VietnamNet English 12 month(s) ago
U.S. researchers have found that people with a form of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a risk factor for developing Alzheimer's disease, have twice the risk of dying compared with cognitively normal people. The findings were presented Monday at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in Vancouver.
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VOV News English 14 month(s) ago
The lead content in the bodies of 100 percent of tested kids (over 100) in Chi Dao commune in the northern province of Hung Yen is 2-7 times higher than permitted levels.
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VietnamNet English 14 month(s) ago
U.S. biotechnology company Genentech announced on Tuesday that it has been picked for a first- ever Alzheimer's disease prevention trial which may determine whether one of the company's experimental drugs could delay or prevent people with a genetic history to get the dementia.
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VietnamNet English 14 month(s) ago
Eating foods that contain omega-3 fatty acids, such as fish, salad dressing and nuts may be associated with lower blood levels of a protein related to Alzheimer's disease and memory problems, according to a new study published Wednesday in online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
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VietnamNet English 16 month(s) ago
Slowing or preventing Alzheimer's disease may be as simple as maintaining a particular protein's sugar levels, according to a new study by researchers from Vancouver-based Simon Fraser University (SFU).
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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 16 month(s) ago
The older sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul Castro has died in Havana at the age of 88, a sibling who lives in Miami said.
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VietnamNet English 17 month(s) ago
Damage done to the brain by Alzheimer's disease may spread like an infection, from brain cell to brain cell, according to a new study by U.S. researchers on Wednesday.
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VietnamNet English 17 month(s) ago
U.S. researchers have found that use of a drug in mice appears to quickly reverse the pathological, cognitive and memory deficits caused by the onset of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study published online in journal Science on Thursday.
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VietnamNet English 17 month(s) ago
The U.S. government on Tuesday announced new efforts to fight Alzheimer's disease, including immediately making an additional 50 million U.S. dollars available for cutting-edge Alzheimer's research.
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VietnamNet English 18 month(s) ago
An Israeli company has developed a system that scans the brain and provides a three dimensional image of the nerve cell connectivity to treat brain diseases like Alzheimer's or HDHD.
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VietnamNet English 19 month(s) ago
A hormone derived from visceral fat called adiponectin may play a role as a risk factor for development of all-cause dementia and Alzheimer's disease (AD) in women, according to a study published on Monday in online issue of the Archives of Neurology.
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VietnamNet English 19 month(s) ago
People with diets high in several vitamins or in omega 3 fatty acids are less likely to have the brain shrinkage associated with Alzheimer's disease than people whose diets are not high in those nutrients, according to a new study published on Wednesday in the online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
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