'Fascinating' Link Between Alzheimer's and COVID-19
Alzheimer's risk and susceptibility to severe COVID-19 share a common genetic mechanism; the new findings that could lead to novel treatments to slow progression and severity of both diseases.
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Alzheimer's risk and susceptibility to severe COVID-19 share a common genetic mechanism; the new findings that could lead to novel treatments to slow progression and severity of both diseases.
New research suggests underlying genetics may explain why coronavirus was so deadly in care homes throughout the pandemic
A well-known gene that increases Alzheimer’s risk, called APOE4, has now been linked with better visual working memory in older adults, finds a new
Décryptage Vingt ans que la recherche patine contre Alzheimer, et vingt ans qu’à intervalles réguliers des annonces promettent une « réelle avancée » contre ce fléau qui empoisonne la fin de vie de 50 millions de personnes dans le monde (150 millions d’ici à 2050), dont plus de 900 000 en France. Le 7 juin dernier, nouveau rebondissement : l’agence américaine du médicament, la puissante Food and Drug Administration (FDA), indique avoir autorisé une molécule, l’aducanumab, produite par l’entreprise Biogen, sous le nom commercial d’Aduhelm. « Il s’agit...
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