Pratchett reveals he has Alzheimer's
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Bestselling author of the Discworld series says he is suffering from a rare form of early onset Alzheimer's
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Best-selling fantasy author Terry Pratchett has been diagnosed with a rare form of early onset Alzheimer's, he said in a message posted to his illustrator's Web site.
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Scientists pinpoint a new gene linked with late-onset Alzheimer's disease.
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Arts & entertainment: Eccentric? Obsessed? Not so, he tells Peter Stanford, inviting him to his home to dispel a few myths
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J.K. Rowling has revealed a secret about one of the main characters in her Harry Potter books: the wizard Dumbledore is gay.
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SUNDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDayNews) -- Watching a loved one slowly succumb to the memory-robbing illness known as Alzheimer's disease can be devastating.
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Rising rates of obesity will lead to dramatic increases in the number of people with Alzheimer's disease, experts have predicted.
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Weight loss in elderly men appears to be a harbinger of dementia and contributes to their increasing frailty, researchers said on Monday.
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LONDON - British novelist Iris Murdoch&#39;s last book, 1995&#39;s Jackson&#39;s Dilemma, is evidence that the author was coping with the effects of Alzheimer&#39;s disease before she had been diagnosed.
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An embuggerance Terry Pratchett has been diagnosed with a rare form of early onset Alzheimer's, as he announced yesterday with a post to the web. The best-selling author of the Discworld fantasy books is 59 years-old.â¦
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People who smoke are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia than people who have quit or have never smoked, Dutch researchers reported on Sunday.
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Good news for ageing hippies: smoking pot may stave off Alzheimer's disease.
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Keeping tabs on granny The UK's Alzheimer's Society has backed the electronic tagging of dementia sufferers to "empower patients by allowing them to wander", the Telegraph reports.â¦
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Though Alzheimerâs disease seems to strike suddenly in old age, scientists think it begins long before symptoms occur.
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Elderly people with diabetes have an increased risk of dementia, especially so-called vascular dementia, according to new data from an ongoing Swedish study.
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Doris Lessing said that 9/11 âwasnât so bad,â J. K. Rowling revealed that Albus Dumbledore, master wizard and headmaster of Hogwarts, is gay.
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Heart disease or a stroke may trigger Alzheimer's disease by cutting oxygen in the brain, researchers say.