Early Alzheimer's signs detected
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A new analysis may help detect the earliest signs of cell damage caused by Alzheimer's disease.
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Scientists pinpoint a new gene linked with late-onset Alzheimer's disease.
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New tests involving blood and brain  scans can detect symptoms of Alzheimer&#39;s disease, and brief  appraisals of real-life functioning can predict who is likely  to develop it, researchers said on Sunday.
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A simple scratch and sniff test may help doctors identify patients with Alzheimer's disease, researchers said on Monday.
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from smoke to soap -- can be used to predict Alzheimer&#39;s disease, scientists have discovered. The smell test was as effective at diagnosis as a memory test, and better than a brain scan.
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There appears to be  considerable interest among healthy older adults in screening  and treatment for mild cognitive impairment, a condition now  generally considered to be a precursor to Alzheimer's disease.
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NEW YORK  - Older adults with mild  cognitive impairment may have problems retaining a mental  picture of objects they've just seen -- a subtle memory problem  that could serve as an early indicator of Alzheimer's disease  risk, researchers reported Monday.
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Scientists show how having a stroke - or even snoring heavily - can increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
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Several new drugs showed early  promise against Alzheimer&#39;s disease, but none had a dramatic  effect, demonstrating that the battle against the brain-wasting  illness will be long, researchers said on Monday.
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Of all the senses, Alzheimer&#39;s and dementia patients first lose the sense of smell, and some American scientists recently found 10 specific smells that people lose first.
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SUNDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- Currently, 26.6 million people worldwide have Alzheimer&#39;s disease and that number could grow to more than 100 million people by 2050, a new analysis shows.
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Scientists claim a drug can reverse some early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease - with effects seen in 10 minutes.
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TUESDAY, March 13 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have confirmed that an imaging agent known as Pittsburgh Compound B binds to abnormal protein growth in the brain that are a signature of Alzheimer&#39;s disease.
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According to researchers at Boston university brightly colored cups, plates spur food, beverage consumption in patients suffering from Alzheimer&#39;s disease.
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Scientists have identified a group  of proteins that together indicate a person has Alzheimer's  disease in what may be a big step toward an accurate test for  the devastating brain ailment.
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NEW YORK  - There appears to be considerable interest among healthy older adults in screening and treatment for mild cognitive impairment, a condition now generally considered to be a precursor to Alzheimer's disease.
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Good news for aging hippies: smoking  pot may stave off Alzheimer's disease.