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One in three Alzheimer's cases preventable, says research

Posted in Medicine on 15th Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller

The main risk factors for the disease are a lack of exercise, smoking, depression and poor education.

The less older adults sleep, the faster their brains age, study suggests

Posted in Medicine on 2nd Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller

These findings pave the way for future work on sleep loss and its contribution to cognitive decline, including Dementia.

A gene that stimulates growth of new brain cells in adults

Posted in Medicine on 17th Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller

Discovery could provide new strategy for treating neurodegenerative disease and memory loss.

Centenarians 'outliving diseases of old age'

Posted in Medicine on 7th Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller

Centenarians have found a way to beat the common diseases of old age, such as cancer and heart disease, research suggests.

Added drug allows rapamycin to slow aging without risking diabetes

Posted in Medicine on 23rd May, 2014
by Alex Muller

New research suggests a fix for serious side effects of rapamycin, a drug that appears to mimic the ability of dietary restriction to slow the aging process.