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Saturday, July 30, 2016

Loss of smell could indicate Alzheimer's disease : lcsun-news





as informed in lcsun-news

Loss of smell could indicate Alzheimer's disease

Loss of smell could indicate Alzheimer's disease
Loss of smell could indicate Alzheimer's disease
Doctor identifies on the fragment of CT image.(Photo: sudok1, Getty Images/iStockphoto)ALBUQUERQUE — Researchers are making progress in their studies of the disease that took the life and mind of famed UT women's basketball coach Pat Summit.Researchers at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in Canada say early detection of the disease could come down to smell.This week, they presented a study that showed people in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease are worse at identifying odors than those who are not.


as well dailymail

Parkinson's disease test could be near after Dundee scientists make breakthrough

Parkinson's disease test could be near after Dundee scientists make breakthrough
Parkinson's disease test could be near after Dundee scientists make breakthrough
Could allow medics to develop drugs to slow the disease's progressionThis could lead to a test for the progressive neurological conditionScientists have found a way ofA test for Parkinson's disease may be one step closer after doctors find a new way of identifying thje genetic mutations linked to the conditionDoctors may soon be able to test for Parkinson's disease after scientists revealed the genetic mutations linked to the condition.They found a way of measuring the activity of disease-causing mutations in our genes.This should allow medics to diagnose the disease early and develop drugs to slow the condition.Currently there is no cure or test to conclusively someone has the disease.


not to mention telegraph

Tree disease could wipe out London's most historic vistas

Tree disease could wipe out London's most historic vistas
Tree disease could wipe out London's most historic vistas
"If the disease gets to London the impact would be catastrophic," he said."It would kill a large number of plane trees very quickly."The Mall would disappear practically overnight, as well as Broadway and Berkeley Square."They would take a long, long time to replace.


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