Following Healthcare Buzz’s initial October article – “What is Long COVID”, including the various symptoms that are difficult to identify and treat – many people replied “thank you for reassuring me that these lingering symptoms are not not in my head”. The frustration of finding any kind of treatment for the wide array of symptoms …
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GREEN BAY — With Alzheimer’s cases expected to rise in Indigenous populations, medical professionals, like Debbie Miller, a dementia care specialist for the Oneida Nation, must overcome unique obstacles in tribal communities. “There are certain cultural sensitivities that I navigate,” she said. “Some of our tribal members follow Western medicine, but others follow a more …
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In a bold attempt to halt the progression of some cases of Alzheimer’s disease, a group of researchers are trying something new: injecting a protective gene into patients’ brains. The trial only involved five patients with a particular genetic risk for Alzheimer’s disease. They received a very low dose of gene therapy – a safety …
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CHICAGO, Nov 29 (Reuters) – The first big breakthrough in 30 years of Alzheimer’s disease research is giving impetus to clinical trials of “cocktail” treatments targeting the two hallmark proteins associated with the mind-stealing disease, according to interviews with researchers and pharmaceutical executives. Drugmakers Eisai Co Ltd (4523.T) and Biogen (BIIB.O) announced in September that …
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Newswise — In a recent search for genetic variants associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), several affected families showed a mutation in an enzyme called protein kinase C-alpha (PKCα). Family members carrying this mutation had Alzheimer’s disease; those without the mutation did not. The M489V mutation has since been shown to increase PKCα activity by a …
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Newswise – Tucked beneath the outer, wrinkled cortex of the brain is a deeply mysterious area known as the claustrum. This region has long been known to exchange signals with much of the cortex, which is responsible for higher reasoning and complex thought. Due to the cloister’s extensive connections, legendary scientist Francis Crick, PhD, famous …
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