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LHH Dementia and Alzheimer's Trends and Care   Editor: change agent

alzheimers and dementia.org: Deliberative assessment of surrogate consent in dementia research - Corrected

9:30 AM Mar 2nd
• Deliberative assessment of surrogate consent in dementia research - Corrected Proof
• Drug treatment of Alzheimer's patients leads to expression changes in peripheral blood cells - Corrected Proof
• The FAS gene, brain volume, and disease progression in Alzheimer's disease - Corrected Proof
• Temporal lobe functional activity and connectivity in young adult APOE ε4 carriers - Corrected Proof …full story

Insulin may be key to fighting Alzheimer's disease

12:30 PM Jan 28th
• Insulin, the hormone that regulates levels of sugar in the blood, may slow or prevent memory loss caused by Alzheimer%u2019s disease, a study suggests.
• Researchers examining the effects of diabetes drugs on the brain have found that the medication appears to protect cells responsible for the formation of memory. …full story

A Mediterranean diet and regular exercise keeps Alzheimer%u2019s at bay

12:29 PM Jan 28th
• People who eat a Mediterranean diet and exercise regularly are at significantly lower risk of developing Alzheimer%u2019s disease, research suggests.
• A study of more than 1,000 elderly people shows that those who exercised the most and ate a diet rich in fruit, vegetables and fish were 60 per cent less likely to suffer from dementia. …full story

Genetic breakthrough brings cure for Alzheimer%u2019s a step closer

12:27 PM Jan 28th
• Genetic mutations that could account for more than one in five cases of Alzheimer%u2019s disease have been found, in a significant leap forward for dementia research, scientists say.
• British scientists have discovered two genes associated with the degenerative illness of the brain and their French colleagues uncovered a third. Having certain variations of the three genes could increase the risk of having %u201Ccommon%u201D late-onset Alzheimer%u2019s by ten to 15 per cent, the researchers say. …full story

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