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Alzheimer's Disease - Page 8

That's a significant breakthrough towards a cure and maybe even a reversal of Alzheimer's disease.

Disease Alzheimers

Lack of sleep may be linked to risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. Losing just one night of sleep led to an immediate increase in beta-amyloid, a protein in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to a small, new study. Source 3p.

Alzheimer's Disease Health & Special Psychology

Music activates regions of the brain spared by Alzheimer's disease. Researchers are looking to the salience network of the brain to develop music-based treatments to help alleviate anxiety in patients with dementia. Source 9b.

Page 8 Disease Alzheimers

Researchers investigate role of gene associated with Alzheimer’s disease in brain’s immune cells. When immune cells move throughout the brain, they act as the first line of defense against viruses, toxic materials and damaged neurons, rushing over to clear out them. Researchers have been investigating how these immune cells in the brain -- microglia -- relate to a gene mutation recently found in Alzheimer's disease patients. Source 4v.

Disease Alzheimers

Neurons become damaged, lose connections to each other, and eventually die. Scientists believe that, in most cases, Alzheimer's disease results from a combination of genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors that affect the brain over time.