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September 23, 2010
Researchers have noted that extra years of schooling during youth can reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s in old age. As…
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August 24, 2010
A growing number of veterans are returning from combat with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, and it may be increasing…
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What Brain Scans and Gene Studies Can Teach Us About Alzheimer’s
August 24, 2010
Gene researchers have discovered several genes that may play a role in Alzheimer’s, and doctors who study the brain using…
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Age
During the course of normal aging, the brain undergoes a number of changes: Some neurons (nerve cells) in certain…
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare, degenerative, invariably fatal brain disorder. It affects about one person in every…
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