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Detecting Alzheimer’s disease from blood samples

Researchers have developed a method to detect build-up of amyloid beta in the brain, a characteristic of Alzheimer's disease, from biomarkers in blood samples.


Age vs. genetics: Which is more important for determining how we age?

Study shows age often plays a bigger role than genetics in gene expression and susceptibility to disease


Key neurons make you feel sluggish when you’re sick

A new study pinpoints the cluster of neurons that control responses called sickness behaviours.
 
 
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The heart-brain connection

How to stay young: the many benefits of exercise

Currently, a person who turns 65 in the next few years will spend anywhere from $142,000 to $176,000 on average on long-term care during their lifetime, according to a recent report commissioned by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.(1) For Canada, we divide those numbers by 10. Physical exercise has been shown to benefit the aging person. It is cheap and anyone can partake. Physical exercise represents a powerful tool, doable with few or no side effects and produces a multitude of benefits. This article will highlight some of the lesser known, but still significant benefits of exercise for everyone, including the aging population. » Read more...
 
 
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