People who have both Alzheimer's and vascular disease -- a condition called mixed dementia -- have a more rapid progression of Alzheimer's disease, Cole said.
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Other illnesses including heart disease, Alzheimer's disease and hormonal problems can also disturb the normal pattern of sleep.
"Thus, E-4 appears as a risk factor for both heart disease and Alzheimer's disease, two major causes of mortality and morbidity at advanced ages, " Francois Schachter and his colleagues at the Center for the Study of Human Polymorphisms, a genetic-research center in Paris, conclude in a report.
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About 5.4 million people in the U.S. have Alzheimer's disease, according to the Alzheimer's Association.
The risk factors for vascular disease overlap with those of Alzheimer's disease, he said.
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More than 5 million people in the United States have Alzheimer's disease, according to the Alzheimer's Association.
It is currently possible to see brain activity patterns in middle-aged individuals indicative of Alzheimer's disease, but that information doesn't always predict Alzheimer's, he said.
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When it learned of these results Myriad switched its focus from cancer to Alzheimer's disease and began a trial of 210 men and women with mild to moderate Alzheimer's symptoms.
Increasingly, scientists believe that a protein called amyloid peptide is the culprit in Alzheimer's disease.
But if it can also slow the onset of Alzheimer's disease, sales could be much greater.
It has been a rough year for many companies testing new Alzheimer's disease drugs.
There have also been European changes in genes linked to cancer and Alzheimer's disease.
Other studies suggest that the presence of depression may increase your chances of developing Alzheimer's disease.
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Morris, MD, the director of the Alzheimer's disease research center at Washington University, in St.
Further, it remains difficult to monitor the use of our IG products for Alzheimer's disease.
Alzheimer's disease is the most common and among the most severe types of dementia.
Women who hadn't taken hormones were more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than those who had.
Eventually, a doctor identified the problem as Alzheimer's disease, a slow deterioration of mental faculties.
Charles Jordan, who has Alzheimer's disease, would undress in the bathroom at the shopping mall.
However, the scientists will also monitor whether the progress of the Alzheimer's disease is slowed.
With Mike moved into the communal rooms, his family had to constantly live with Alzheimer's disease.
The prevalence of both Alzheimer's disease and other dementias was similar in both smokers and non-smokers.
CX717 to disguise its exact identity, is undergoing testing for Alzheimer's disease in elderly patients.
This analysis strongly suggests that mitochondrial mutations are responsible for many cases of Alzheimer's disease.
Some had a form of Alzheimer's disease that was known to be due to conventional genetics.
During the first ten years of the study, 43 of the volunteers developed Alzheimer's disease.
The biggest prize lies in a treatment for Alzheimer's disease, which afflicts 4 million Americans.
If Altocor really can delay Alzheimer's disease, Andrx will have turned the tables on big drug companies.
It's clear that depression has a strong effect on quality of life for people with Alzheimer's disease.
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