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Brain 'Starvation' As We Age May Be Alzheimer's Trigger

A slow, chronic starvation of the brain as we age appears to be one of the major triggers of a biochemical process that causes some forms of Alzheimer s disease.A new study from Northwestern University s Feinberg School of Medicine has found when the brain doesn t get enough sugar glucose as might occur when cardiovascular disease restricts bloo ....

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New cause of neuron death in Alzheimer's discovered

A new Northwestern study shows that RNA interference may play a key role in Alzheimer’s. For the first time, scientists have identified short strands of toxic RNAs that contribute to brain cell death and DNA damage in Alzheimer’s and aged brains. Short strands of protective RNAs are decreased during aging which may allow Alzheimer’s to develop. ....

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