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Sharp rise in volunteers for dementia research
CHICAGO: Numbers of people volunteering to take part in research studies into dementia have risen sharply in the past year.
New figures from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) showed there were almost 22,000 people who took part in this area of research into Read More »
Art show by people with dementia made for research project
DALLAS: Art produced by people with dementia – as part of a research project into whether art can improve their well-being – is being exhibited.
Bangor University’s dementia centre is leading the research, which is being run across three sites in Wales and England.
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Saliva tests may help to identify people at risk of dementia
LOS ANGELES: Saliva tests may help to identify people at risk of thinking and memory problems, research suggests.
Scientists found that high saliva levels of the stress hormone cortisol in the evening correlated with smaller brain volume and poorer performance in mental ability tests.
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Human brain grown for Alzheimer’s research
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Scientists have grown an almost-complete brain that will be used to learn about brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s and to test new drugs.
The brain “organoid” was made from skin cells in a laboratory dish and is the size of a pencil eraser.
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