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Brain’s inability to repair DNA may explain dementia and memory loss
FORT LAUDERDALE: Previously, it was thought the ability to repair DNA was the same throughout the body, but new research overturns this idea and shows organs vary in the extent to which they carry out a type of DNA repair called nucleotide excision repair.
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Dementia study into how diet and exercise affect blood flow to brain
CHICAGO: Four universities are to join forces to study how diet, exercise and other factors affect the amount of blood that reaches brain tissue and how that may affect memory.
The project will establish a new doctoral training center for PhD students.
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Read More »Neurotechnology alliance to monitor the aging brain
MILWAUKEE: NeuroVigil will deploy its award-winning neurotechnology to senior living communities around the world to monitor the aging brain. The announcement was made by Dr. Philip Low, NeuroVigil’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Full story covered in the Dementia Business Weekly.
Read More »New relationships between periodontitis, Alzheimer’s disease, and heart attacks
ATLANTA: According to a paper published today, severe periodontitis is the sixth most prevalent health condition in the world.
The study’s abstract states that periodontal disease “prevalence increased gradually with age, showing a steep increase