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Alzheimer’s disease could be contagious: Study

As if Alzheimer’s disease is not scary enough, new reports suggest it can be a contagious, transmissible infection. In a breakthrough experiment, researchers in London show evidence that amyloid – the Alzheimer’s protein – may have been passed on from one person to another. The full details of the experiment are in the journal Nature. ...click here to read more

Groundbreaking Discovery for Alzheimer’s Patients

Alzheimer’s disease, or AD, is a chronic and debilitating disorder that starts with occasional forgetfulness and eventually progresses into confusion, irritability, severe memory loss, intellectual disturbances, dramatic personality changes and ultimately an inability to function on one’s own. In addition, it reduces one’s lifespan considerably. Even more tragic is the fact that 10% of the ...click here to read more