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A breakthrough in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease may have been made in Seattle. Researchers at the Allen Institute ...

Researchers say ‘the Unicorn,’ their invention at the University of Texas Health Science Center, is a game-changer in the ...

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Unveiling the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale Cognitive SubScale (ADAS-Cog): A Comprehensive Measure of Cognitive Abilities in Clinical Trials The ADAS-Cog is a frequently used test to measure ...

Three out of five fire deaths happen in homes with either no smoke alarms or no working alarms, but Consumer Reports has ...

This long-time Courant sportswriter has been fighting the effects of Alzheimer’s Disease with new treatment, family, a positive attitude.

Scientists are working on new ways of diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, early. Blood biomarker tests are one diagnostic tool under developement. Roche recently ...

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Australian research volunteers have helped science take another step towards a widely available blood test for Alzheimer’s disease. Until now, successful blood test trials have had to be done on ...

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