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Low 'bad' cholesterol might protect against dementia, Alzheimer's disease

Lower levels of "bad" LDL cholesterol could mean a lower risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, a new study says.

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Shingles Vaccination May Help Protect People from Alzheimer’s Disease

The findings suggest that the shingles virus might play a role in causing at least a subset of dementia cases, Geldsetzer says, and the vaccine may protect against that. Alternatively, it could be that certain vaccines, such as the one for shingles, lead to a broader immune system activation that lowers the risk of dementia developing.

U.S. News & World Report · 13h

Shingles Vaccine Protects Against Dementia

Seniors who got the shingles vaccine when it became available in the U.K. were 20% less likely to develop dementia than those who did not take the jab, according to research published April 2 in the journal Nature.

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Biogen’s tau targeting Alzheimer’s disease therapy gets FDA Fast Track status

Biogen (NASDAQ:BIIB) said on Wednesday that the U.S. FDA has granted Fast Track designation to BIIB080, its antisense ...

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The shingles vaccine prevents a painful disease, but it might also ward off dementia

About 1 in 3 Americans will get shingles, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While most recover, it ...

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New blood test diagnoses Alzheimer’s disease and measures how far it's progressed

A new blood test test could determine how far Alzheimer's has progressed and could also help confirm whether another ...

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Explaining Alzheimer's to a child could be ongoing process. Allow open talks about disease

The explanation of Alzheimer's, given the span of the disease, could become more of an ongoing process for the child rather ...

Lilly Expands Digital Health Site to Include Alzheimer’s Disease

Eli Lilly & Co. is adding Alzheimer’s disease resources to the online platform it launched a year ago to sell obesity, ...

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A new blood test could improve how Alzheimer’s disease is diagnosed

The blood test for eMTBR-tau243 shows strong correlation with tau pathology, enhancing Alzheimer's diagnosis and monitoring ...

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Alzheimer’s risk rises when amount of deep sleep falls, study suggests

Deficits in slow-wave and REM sleep appear to shrink parts of the brain known to be early indicators of cognitive deterioration and Alzheimer’s disease, said lead study author Gawon Cho ...

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Mayo Clinic launches study of rapidly-developing Alzheimer’s disease

While Alzheimer’s disease is typically marked by a slow decline in memory and cognitive ability over a number of years, a ...

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Could the probiotic kefir help fight Alzheimer’s disease?

The probiotic-rich drink kefir may be a potential complementary treatment for Alzheimer’s disease by helping improve ...

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Tau-Targeting Antisense Therapy for Alzheimer Disease Gets Fast Track Status

BIIB080 is an antisense oligonucleotide therapy designed to target microtubule-associated protein tau mRNA and reduce the production of tau.

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