Tag Archives: dementia
Urinary catheters market to be propelled by rising incidence of urinary disorders
DALLAS: The global urinary catheters market will grow at a CAGR of 5.1% between 2014 and 2020. TMR, a market intelligence firm based in the U.S., states that the global urinary catheters market will reach a market value of US$2.37 billion by 2020 from US$1.66 Read More »
Alzheimer’s can be spread from human to human claims researcher
CHICAGO: Alzheimer’s disease could spread via medical instruments to patients undergoing surgery, a study suggests.
The bombshell research points to the first evidence of dementia transmission from human to human.
The disease is the most common cause of dementia.
Stunned scientists stumbled across the discovery Read More »
Study shows common molecular tool kit shared by organisms across the tree of life
PHOENIX: In one of the largest and most detailed studies of animal molecular biology ever undertaken, researchers have discovered the assembly instructions for nearly 1,000 protein complexes shared by most kinds of animals, revealing their deep evolutionary relationships. Those instructions offer a powerful new tool Read More »
Alzheimer’s ‘seeds’ might be transferred
HOUSTON: Seeds of Alzheimer’s disease can potentially attach to surgical instruments and be transferred from one person to another during certain medical procedures, a study suggests.
The highly controversial research provides the first evidence of dementia transmission in humans via microscopic protein fragments.
British scientists Read More »