Alzheimers Disease

Alzheimers Disease

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By treating the human body as an information system, scientists are using AI to simulate cells, visualize hidden biology, and detect disease at its earliest — and most preventable — stages.
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There is one obstacle that reliably blocks innovative ideas: how we fund science.
A woman performing a high-knee exercise is overlaid on an image of a brain scan, set against a green and black background, highlighting the importance of exercise in the fight against Alzheimer's.
Could exercise be more effective than recently approved drugs?
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The evidence is far less clear than popular media might lead you to believe.
A high-fat diet might trigger inflammation of the hypothalamus.
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Boys are four times as likely as girls to develop autism. Girls are nearly twice as likely to experience depression. The immune system may be a player in these and other brain-health disparities.
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It’s safe to use your face cream, as long as you aren’t eating it.
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These composers channeled the horror of the Holocaust and Hiroshima while honoring those who lived through it.
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Biological age is a better health indicator than the number of years you’ve lived, but it’s tricky to measure.
Pathogenic, self-propagating proteins called prions found in the brains of people with Alzheimer's are also found in Down syndrome patients.
How could we fight Alzheimer's with the body's own immunity?
While Y chromosome loss was first observed in 1963, it was not until 2014 that researchers found the link to a shorter life span.