The FDA has just approved 23andMe’s Personal Genomic Service (PGS) Pharmacogenetic Reports. This marks the first direct-to-consumer test for pharmacogenetics of enzyme variants that may affect the way patients break down medications. Consumers collect their saliva into 23andMe’s testing kit, mail it to the company’s labs, and then receive the results via an online portal....
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Benefits of garlic extend to Alzheimer’s
While garlic breath might not be good for your social life, Curtin University researchers have found a certain garlic extract that may fight against Alzheimer’s. Credit: CC0 Public Domain You may have heard that garlic is good for treating colds. But did you know that the notoriously whiffy bulb may be able to fight the...
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Drinking coffee may reduce your chances of developing Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s
A new study out of the Krembil Brain Institute, part of the Krembil Research Institute, suggests there could be more to that morning jolt of goodness than a boost in energy and attention. Drinking coffee may also protect you against developing both Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. “Coffee consumption does seem to have some correlation to...
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Ultra-high-field brain scanner receives FDA approval for clinical use
The ultra-high-field 7T Terra magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner at the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (INI) of the Keck School of Medicine of USC has received FDA approval for clinical use, opening up new avenues of care for patients with Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis and other diseases that affect the...
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New study bolsters hypothesis that herpes virus causes Alzheimer’s
A new review article published in the journal Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience has summarized the most recent evidence supporting the controversial hypothesis that Herpes Simplex Virus 1 (HSV1) is a major causal factor for Alzheimer’s disease. The article makes particular note of new population data out of Taiwan, finding that people infected with HSV1 are...
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Yes, your pet can tell time
A new study finds ‘timing cells’ in the brain may underlie an animal’s inner clock NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY EVANSTON, Ill. — Are you taking your time when feeding your pet? Fluffy and Fido are on to you — and they can tell when you are dawdling. A new study from Northwestern University has found some of...
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Computer model simulates how Alzheimer’s disease spreads through the brain
A team of researchers has developed the first computer model that effectively simulates how toxic proteins associated with several neurodegenerative diseases spread through the brain over a 30-year period. As well as suggesting a possible new diagnostic tool to catch these diseases early, the model could help researchers better identify the efficacy of new treatments. Image: The above model shows how toxic tau proteins spread throughout the brains...
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Age, sex, APOE genotype identify alzheimer’s, dementia risk
(HealthDay)—Age, sex and apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype can identify groups at high 10-year risk for Alzheimer’s disease and all dementia, according to a study published Sept. 4 in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical Association. Katrine L. Rasmussen, M.D., Ph.D., from Copenhagen University Hospital in Denmark, and colleagues used data from the Copenhagen General Population...
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Alzheimer’s ‘world first’ as scientists discover how to destroy toxic particles in the brain that lead to the memory-robbing disorder
Cambridge University scientists along with a team in Sweden led the study They found a way to target the toxic particles that destroy healthy brain cells Decades worth of scientific trials have so far failed to find a cure for Alzheimer’s An Alzheimer’s ‘world first’ breakthrough could target the cause of the disease and lead to a new generation of drugs that could be in...