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Now a blood test to detect Alzeimer’s

August 10, 2012
Now Alzheimer’s may be detectable through an easy blood test. A new study  has shown that a blood test is in the offing to detect Alzheimer's disease.  "Reliability and failure to replicate initial results have been the …
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Schizophrenic brain tries to heal itself

August 6, 2012
A new study has found that the adult brain has the ability to change and grow. The study shows that brains of people who suffer from schizophrenia may attempt to repair damage caused by the disease.  Professor Cyndi Shannon …
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Scientists isolate Alzheimer’s gene

July 15, 2012
 DNA screening of nearly 2,000 people has helped identify a mutated gene which could help protect against Alzheimers, potentially paving the way to a new therapy. Mimicking this variant with a drug could stop Alzheimer's in its …
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Alzheimer’s risk can now be detected in your 30s and 40s

July 13, 2012
A brain scan may now help diagnose patients earlier.  Experts hope to develop brain scans to detect early symptoms of dementia that may surface 25 years before patients and their families notice any outward development. …
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Bollywood movies spreading awareness about rare diseases

April 10, 2012
Progeria, autism, dyslexia, Alzheimer's, Asperger syndrome -- movies on these rare diseases would have typically been the themes of documentaries until a few years ago. But not any more. Bollywood, so associated with escapist …
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