A new suggests that genetic predisposition to Alzheimer’s disease could be detected quite effectively as early as infancy. Researchers examined 162 healthy babies and found the APOE-e4, a type of inherited gene, in the brain of 60 of them. This could increase the risk of suffering Alzheimer’s disease after age 65. Compared to other babies,…
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A Good Night’s Sleep May Help Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease
No one would argue that sleep keeps our brain healthy and this is a commonly known fact. Recent studies show that people with good sleep are less susceptible to various brain disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers recently discovered a type of sewage system that regularly flushes unwanted debris, such as old protein, from the brain….
Contact Sports Athletes Are More Susceptible to Alzheimer’s Disease
Latest findings have concluded that repeated blows to the head could be linked to the higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Consequently, this may affect athletes of contact sports, since they could have a higher risk of experiencing dementia-inducing conditions. With the laser imaging process, researchers are able to identify the “tau”, clusters of a protein,…