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Health Nov 06

FDA panel urges rejection of experimental Alzheimer’s drug

By Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

Arts Nov 25

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How art can help people with Alzheimer’s enjoy the moment

Nearly 6 million Americans currently live with Alzheimer’s disease, and the number continues to rise. For many, this terminal diagnosis represents the start of a life with limitations. But as a program called Contemporary Journeys shows, it's a life that…

By Kate McDonald

Arts Nov 04

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Enriching the lives of Nashville seniors, one song at a time

In Nashville, the nonprofit Music for Seniors connects the city’s musicians with its older residents in an effort to build community and improve seniors’ quality of life. Now, the organization is teaming up with researchers at Vanderbilt University to see…

By John Yang, Leah Nagy

Science Oct 11

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Can ultrasound be used to fight Alzheimer’s?

At age 61, Judi Polak is five years into a bleak diagnosis: Alzheimer’s disease. But last year she made medical history in a clinical trial, when a team of scientists, engineers and practitioners deployed a novel device to take aim…

By Miles O'Brien

Science Mar 25

For decades, scientists have debated whether the birth of new neurons—called neurogenesis—was possible in an area of the brain that is responsible for learning, memory and mood regulation. Image by National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health/via Flickr
The human brain never stops growing neurons, a new study claims

A new study points toward neuron formation in the human brain’s hippocampus up through the ninth decade of life, which implications for memory and disease.

By Karen Weintraub, Scientific American

Mar 05

Why the number of Americans with Alzheimer’s could more than double by 2050

By Laura Santhanam

Some people in the early stages of Alzheimer's are likely falling through the cracks and developing more advanced symptoms because their illness isn't caught and treated soon enough, according to a new report from the Alzheimer's Association and medical experts.

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Feb 14

Why that one song will always remind you of your ex

By Nsikan Akpan

This Valentine’s Day, three neuroscientists explain why music-evoked memories are so potent -- and whether we can let them go.

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Oct 26

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For Hilary Swank, a ‘vulnerable’ role as the daughter of an Alzheimer’s patient

By Jeffrey Brown

The new film “What They Had” explores the painful journey of a family coping with an Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Its accomplished cast includes Blythe Danner as an ailing mother and Hilary Swank as the daughter who comes home to care for…

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Nov 29

I can’t afford Medicare Part B. How do I prepare for tomorrow’s health problems?

By Philip Moeller

While you have dodged a health care bullet so far, the odds are you will need substantial health care in your later years.

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Jun 27

This human protein may unfurl toxic tangles in Alzheimer’s disease

By Roni Dengler

A human protein -- called CyP40 -- can untangle the neurodegenerative clumps that characterize Alzheimer's and Parkinson’s diseases, according to a new study.

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