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Three Alzheimer’s Patients Were Able to Communicate Again After Experimental Radiation Treatment
A small new study found remarkable improvements in communication and behavior in three patients with severe Alzheimer’s disease after they received a low-dose radiation treatment. More research will have to be done to confirm these results and to test whether similar benefits could be achieved in people with milder dementia. In 2016, researchers described the … Continued
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A Dementia-Like Illness Has Sickened Over 40 People in Canada
Doctors in Canada are puzzled over a cluster of people coming down with a dementia-like brain disorder with no known diagnosis. Over the past half-decade, dozens of residents in New Brunswick are thought to have developed the condition, which includes symptoms such as memory loss, behavioral changes, and hallucinations. It is still unknown whether these … Continued
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Processed Meat Linked to Increased Dementia Risk, Study Finds
People’s love of processed meat might come back to bite them in the long run, new research from the UK suggests. The study found a link between greater consumption of processed meat and higher rates of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. At the same time, it also found a possible link between eating … Continued
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Covid-19 Survivors Face Increased Risk of Mental Illness and Dementia, Study Suggests
A new study out this week is the latest to suggest that the effects of covid-19 can extend beyond the initial acute illness. Researchers found that about one in every five people diagnosed with covid-19 went on to be diagnosed with an episode of mental illness and/or insomnia in the three months following—a rate higher … Continued
By Ed Cara