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Association Found Between Alzheimer's and Anemia

TUESDAY, July 13 (HealthDay News) -- Alzheimer's disease may be linked to an increased risk of anemia, new study findings ...

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Updated Alzheimer's guidelines add very early stage

Proposed new guidelines for diagnosing Alzheimer's released on Tuesday would look at the disease at its earliest stages, when clumps of a protein called amyloid are ...

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Emotions May Be Blunted in Alzheimer's Patients

TUESDAY, July 13 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with Alzheimer's disease often can seem withdrawn and apathetic, symptoms frequently ...

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Alzheimer's advances show need for better drugs

... are reporting advances in detecting and predicting Alzheimer's disease at a conference in Honolulu this week, plus more proof that getting ...

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Avid amyloid tracer hits target in Alzheimer's study

... a toxic protein that light up in the brain of people with Alzheimer's disease are present in an autopsy after they die, U.S. researchers said on ...

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Scientists find blood protein link to Alzheimer's

... protein called clusterin are linked to the development of Alzheimer's disease, scientists said on Monday -- a finding which could pave the way for ...

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New Alzheimer's Clues Identified

... influence the development, severity and progression of Alzheimer's disease, English researchers report. ...

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Experts Optimistic About Solving Puzzle of Alzheimer's

WEDNESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- Research into Alzheimer's disease has reached a point of significant potential, even as the disease's ...

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Early diagnosis can cut Alzheimer's costs: study

... finding that may reduce the heavy financial burden of the disease on the health care system. ...

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Study identifies best tests to predict Alzheimer's

... recall test appears to be the best predictor so far of Alzheimer's disease, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. ...

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Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 3, 2010

(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of ClinicalConnection.com:

Timer may help kids' bladder control problems

Wearing a programmable wristwatch could help children manage their daytime bladder control problems, a new study suggests.

No Surprise: Walking, Cycling Linked to Healthier Weights

SATURDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- A new study confirms what
seems obvious: people who live in communities where walking and cycling
are common are less likely to be overweight or obese.

Biotech salmon safe for eating: FDA

A biotechnology company's genetically engineered salmon are as safe to eat as other Atlantic salmon, U.S. regulators said as they weighed approval of the first DNA-altered animal for Americans' dinner plates.

UN chief warns economy must not derail millennium goals

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned Saturday the world must devote the same resources to meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as it did to tackling the global economic crisis.

Abbott abandons plans to sell vaccines business

Drug and medical device firm Abbott Laboratories said Friday it has abandoned plans to sell its vaccines unit, less than three months after exploring sales talks with rival companies.

U.S. medical programs missing millions of kids: report

An estimated five million uninsured children in the United States were eligible for Medicaid or the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) but were not enrolled in either plan, according to a new report.

Protein test ups diabetes diagnoses in some races

Efforts to adopt a more accurate test for diagnosing diabetes may have hit a snag. Comparing the age-old oral glucose tolerance test to the newer hemoglobin A1c test confirms earlier evidence that race may influence test results, Danish researcher...

Israeli researchers develop promising new HIV treatment

Israeli researchers have developed a new treatment for HIV that kills human cells infected with the virus and could lead to a breakthrough in treating AIDS, the Haaretz newspaper said on Friday.

Odds of getting new kidney uneven

People with kidney disease are more likely to be added to the waiting list for a kidney transplant if they've had a previous heart, lung or liver transplant, a new study suggests.