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The dietary supplement ginkgo, long promoted as an aid to memory, didn’t help prevent dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in the longest and largest test of...
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Alzheimer’s battered Graeme Wylie so much that he could no longer recall his own birthday or remember that he had children. But, his partner said, Wylie did know...
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A court sentenced a Sydney woman Wednesday to 22 months periodic detention for what she said was the mercy killing of her longtime partner, an Alzheimer’s...
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A half sister of Cindy McCain, wife of Republican presidential candidate John McCain, has died of Alzheimer’s disease, the family announced.
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Pfizer Inc. is shifting its research focus to diseases that have high potential for treatment improvements, such as cancer and Alzheimer’s disease, and where it...
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