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Medical News | Medical Articles: Examining Neurobiology and Drug Targets in Alzheimer’s Disease

	May 8, 2019
	Alzheimer's Disease
	The latest Alzheimer's disease news from News Medical

Examining Neurobiologyand Drug Targets in Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a degenerative brain disorder that is, in fact, the most common form of dementia. AD is characterized by a decline in faculties such as memory, language, problem-solving and other cognitive skills that affect a person’s ability to perform everyday tasks.

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			New type of dementia is '100 times more common' than ALS Physicians have defined a new form of dementia that may be more common than Alzheimer’s disease. The condition, named LATE, affects a different part of the brain.

			Alzheimer's disease may be caused by infectious proteins called prions Scientists have used advanced laboratory assays to show that high levels of prions are implicated in early-onset Alzheimer’s disease.

	New mobile phone game can detect people at risk of Alzheimer's A specially designed mobile phone game can detect people at risk of Alzheimer's - according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

	Researchers define brain disorder that mimics symptoms of Alzheimer's disease A brain disorder that mimics symptoms of Alzheimer's disease has been defined with recommended diagnostic criteria and guidelines for advancing future research on the condition.

	Study provides evidence that blood tests can detect Alzheimer’s risk A new study confirms that a simple blood test can reveal whether there is accelerating nerve cell damage in the brain.

	New two-tier method can enable early-stage detection of Alzheimer’s Using current techniques, Alzheimer's disease, the most frequent cause of dementia, can only be detected once the typical plaques have formed in the brain.

	Fatty molecules which induce sleep may help with diagnosing Alzheimer's A new study published today in the journal Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, has found that a particular class of molecules may help with diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease.

	Scientists identify two, extremely rare genetic variants linked to Alzheimer disease Researchers have identified two, extremely rare genetic variants linked to Alzheimer disease (AD) for the first time.