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Big Data Portal for Alzheimer’s Dementia Drug Discovery (NIH / Synapse AMP-AD)

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the USA has opened a public-private partnership online resource to facilitate neurodegenerative research and drug development. The launch of the Alzheimer’s Big Data Portal provides an open-source “public knowledge portal” for the … Continue reading →

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More on the Obesity Risk Factor (BBC News / McKinsey Global Institute / Journal of Public Health / Lancet / PLoS Medicine)

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A report from the McKinsey Global Institute states that the worldwide cost of obesity is equal to that of smoking or armed conflict. It is estimated to cost £1.3 trillion, or 2.8% of world GDP. Obesity probably costs the … Continue reading →

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DDT (Pesticide): Potential Link with Alzheimer’s Disease (BBC News / JAMA Neurology)

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Exposure to the pesticide DDT, which was used commonly after WW2, may increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease, according to research published in JAMA Neurology. Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease, statistically, had four times more residual DDT lingering in … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Quick Insights, Statistics, Universal Interest | Tagged Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP), Apolipoprotein E, Apolipoprotein E (APOE) e4 Allele, Apolipoprotein E (APOE) Gene, BBC Health News, Behind the Headlines, Critical Appraisals, DDE, DDT (Pesticide), Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Department of Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease: Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology: Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE), Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), Elevated Serum Pesticide Levels, Emory University, Environmental and Lifestyle Factors, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute: Rutgers University, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, JAMA Neurology, Pesticides, Pesticides and Dementia, Risk Factors, Risk Factors for Alzheimer's Diseease, Rutgers University, Serum Pesticide Levels | Leave a comment

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