Alzheimer's
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Could a Mediterranean diet prevent Alzheimer’s disease?In Depth What we can learn from diets in low dementia regions as far apart as Japan, Costa Rica and Italy
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Alzheimer’s gene neutralised in human brain cells for first timeIn Depth Development comes after scientists switch away from testing on mouse cells
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Busy roads could be linked to dementia risk, researchers saySpeed Read Major study finds people living close to heavy traffic are more likely to develop the disease
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How old is your brain? Take the dementia testIn Depth Dementia has overtaken heart disease as the leading cause of death in England and Wales
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Alzheimer's drug offers 'tantalising' hope for sufferersSpeed Read New antibody drug aducanumab could be prescribed as a preventative medicine in the future, say scientists
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Cold sore virus 'could lead to Alzheimer's disease'Speed Read 'We can't ignore the evidence,' say scientists who claim dementia is linked to microbes in the brain
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Can Alzheimer's really be transmitted from person to person?In Depth Scientists discover that the disease may have the potential to spread – but there is no cause for alarm
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Alzheimer's risk linked to hayfever and sleeping pillsSpeed Read Certain over-the-counter anticholinergic drugs raise risk of developing dementia, finds new study
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Alzheimer's: test breakthrough raises hopesSpeed Read Scientists develop new test that can predict onset of Alzheimer's with 87% accuracy
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Dame Judi: Fish oil tablets help me remember my linesSpeed Read The 78-year-old Skyfall star gives a brand of memory pills the kind of endorsement money can't buy
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