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                    <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Alzheimers-dementia ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A gene carried by 99% of humanity raises Alzheimer's risk dramatically. Could gene therapy correct it? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New research suggests that a single gene may play an outsize role in developing Alzheimer's, which suggests gene therapy for the condition could reach many people. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:41:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ RJ Mackenzie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/to7CmxNnNJVpR2nJoLoh2T-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The vast majority of Alzheimer&#039;s disease cases occur in people who have high-risk versions of the gene that codes for apolipoprotein E (shown in blue), which ferries fats through the blood stream.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[illustration of blue molecules near red cylindrical blood cells in a red blood vessel]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Single protein could dramatically alter trajectory of Alzheimer's disease ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In people destined to get Alzheimer's in their mid-40s, one protein can delay the onset of the disease by about 20 years. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:30:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:11:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ RJ Mackenzie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cedmu6WdD28JmoSpiAB6DV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Only certain types of brain-training exercises reduce dementia risk, large trial reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A large, 20-year trial showed that speedy cognitive exercises could reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia. The question is, could these tasks be adapted into video games? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:05:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kamal Nahas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/scryGNEw5SYcoBDcrL9RyK-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A long-term study found that only certain types of brain training were linked to lower dementia risk.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Elderly Woman Discovering New Technology]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Vaccines hold tantalizing promise in the fight against dementia ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A prominent Nature study and related research raise the possibility that vaccines may have a broader role in experimental therapeutics outside the realm of infectious diseases. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anand Kumar ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/je9kA8ERVrAHTiVbB65Mnb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ There's a new blood test for Alzheimer's. Here's everything you need to know about it. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In patients showing cognitive decline, a new blood test for Alzheimer's is expected to make diagnosis more convenient, accessible and inexpensive than other existing tests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Alzheimers &amp; Dementia]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Theresa Sullivan Barger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bEpuRmtLcMLu7RGoPJRPVP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Amyloid plaques (depicted in orange) are a central feature of Alzheimer&#039;s disease in the brain. A new blood test looks for signs of these plaques in the blood.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an illustration of nerve cells with plaques around them]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Shingles vaccine may directly guard against dementia, study hints ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The lower incidence of dementia seen in adults who received the shingles vaccine is likely not just a correlation, scientists say, based on new results of an observational study. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 17:05:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:57:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Clarissa Brincat ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CG3jrTSs7g47ih3U8xg8DT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The shingles vaccine helps prevent reactivation of the virus that causes chickenpox. The chickenpox virus remains in the body after an initial infection and can later cause shingles.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of vials of shingles vaccine]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Man nearly guaranteed to get early Alzheimer's is still disease-free in his 70s — how? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A man who should have developed early-onset Alzheimer's disease due to a genetic mutation is still symptom-free in his 70s. Scientists are trying to understand why. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 14:09:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marianne Guenot ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nnwBhEcpRMDeNFknVPRAX4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A 75-year-old man&#039;s genetics should have led to him developing early Alzheimer&#039;s decades ago. But as of yet, he has no symptoms of the disease.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A collage of a brain with pieces missing]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Reanimated' herpes viruses lurking in the brain may link concussions and dementia ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/alzheimers-dementia/reanimated-herpes-viruses-lurking-in-the-brain-may-link-concussions-and-dementia</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A study using lab-made models of the brain suggests that a herpes virus may be a key link between concussions and dementia risk. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 22:20:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:17:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v8LCMVxWoxTta8qzgGmGV5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The virus that causes cold sores can get into the brain, fall latent and then reactivate following head trauma, a study hints.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an electron micrograph of herpes virus]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Nearly half of global dementia cases could be delayed or prevented, scientists say ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In a new study, scientists have identified 14 modifiable risk factors that boost dementia rates, but could be addressed. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 10:01:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Eric B. Larson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/o6uQAQrshCNBWabahbzL5n-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Addressing risk factors like air pollution and hearing loss could dramatically reduce global dementia rates. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A senior man and woman smile as they walk along the beach during a sunset]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Look at all this we don't understand': Study unravels whole new layer of Alzheimer's disease ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study begins to unpack an understudied aspect of brain biology and Alzheimer's disease. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2024 09:00:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Vff8UabFUWbGFDRotNYNhG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Different versions of RNA (pictured) molecules may play a poorly understood role in Alzheimer&#039;s disease.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[illustration of a strand of RNA, which resembles DNA but has one strand instead of two]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Active ingredient in Viagra tied to lower Alzheimer's risk — but don't get too excited ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Once more, sildenafil, the main active component of the "little blue pill," has been found to be associated with a reduced risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 20:09:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tWgW6VijudgbvRKrnqE8Ug-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The new preclinical study is one of many over the past few years to suggest a potential link between sildenafil, the active component of Viagra, and Alzheimer&#039;s disease. However, many unanswered questions remain. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Close-up image of an opened box of blue, diamond-shaped Viagra tablets with two pill packets sticking out towards the camera. The Pfizer logo can be clearly seen on the side of the box.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Alzheimer's is transmissible in extremely rare scenarios ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A small study suggests that "seeds" of Alzheimer's can be transferred from one person to another via certain medical procedures, leading to the disease later in life. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2024 16:00:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Zxkcvj6iz5uwfugh9p5Dif-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Plaques of abnormal proteins (yellow) that form in the brains of people with Alzheimer&#039;s disease may be transmissible in certain medical contexts and can trigger the disease in others, a study confirms.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Medical illustration of a neuron, in blue, in the background being surrounded by a plaque of amyloid-beta protein, in yellow with the illustration visualizing how the proteins join together ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Brain inflammation may drive mood changes in Alzheimer's ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Agitation, anxiety and depression seen in people with Alzheimer's may be driven by brain inflammation, in addition to abnormal proteins. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2023 13:00:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MMaqMVFCaebqPqHAG8dsB4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Microglia (in pink) are immune cells that promote inflammation in the central nervous system in response to tissue injury or infection. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Illustration of small, spiky microglial cells (depicted in pink) interacting with larger neurons (in blue)]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'MIND diet,' intended to prevent dementia, doesn't offer significant brain benefit, trial suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A clinical trial suggests that the MIND diet, which is intended to guard against dementia, offers little benefit over a standard diet in the short term. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2023 21:02:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YnGhvr5i6uMwRhbx3TyyCe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In a large, three-year trial, the MIND diet offered no additional brain benefits over a standard diet.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[close up of an older white man&#039;s hand as he uses a spoon to garnish a plate of broccolini with a sauce. Other vegetable dishes can be seen in the background of the image]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Could vaccines prevent and treat Alzheimer's disease? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists are testing vaccines as potential treatments for Alzheimer's, in an attempt to reign in harmful immune activity tied to the disease. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2023 11:00:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Simon Spichak ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TugG46oqJEcbMvpyyxK3kj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Some researchers are exploring the use of vaccines as a treatment for Alzheimer&#039;s disease. Could they work?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a female medical provider wearing a short white lab coat and name tag prepares to give an older male patient a vaccine in his arm. He&#039;s waring a yellow polo and looking away from the camera towards the medical provider ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Shingles vaccine may protect against dementia ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An analysis of thousands of healthcare records adds to mounting evidence that people who get the shingles vaccine in their 70s may reduce their dementia risk over the following seven years. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2023 18:05:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 23:31:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Carissa Wong ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/j4BSXHRTsteiW5osKmxbgQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Getting vaccinated against shingles could reduce older adults&#039; risk of future dementia, a study suggests.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[older woman with light grey hair and tan skin raises the arm of her t shirt to receive a shot from a gloved medical provider who&#039;s holding a syringe at the ready]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Groundhog Day' syndrome made a man feel like he was reliving the same events ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A man was convinced that the same events kept happening. The delusion was likely a complication of Alzheimer's. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 20:37:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Soumya Sagar ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/23YESwrf27SrSjqwQCNr5P-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A man began to feel as if he was repeatedly experiencing the same events.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[monthly calendar set up on a tabletop with its pages turning]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A man's rare gene variant may have shielded him from devastating form of early Alzheimer's ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/alzheimers-dementia/a-mans-rare-gene-variant-may-have-shielded-him-from-devastating-form-of-early-alzheimers</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The discovery of a gene variant that protects against an early, insidious form of Alzheimer's could lead to new treatments for the disease. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2023 21:42:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rTbP7BbtWn5wonz9cBekeW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A man carried a genetic mutation that set him up to develop early-onset Alzheimer&#039;s disease, but another gene kept him healthy for many years.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[illustration shows a close up of a DNA molecule depicted in greyish blue]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Brain training probably won't reduce Alzheimer's risk — here's why ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/brain-training-probably-wont-reduce-alzheimers-risk</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Science suggests "challenging the brain" won't prevent Alzheimer's disease. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2023 14:00:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:23:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lou Mudge ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/czzZAkJv5bhjpYaexsnUGk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bruce Willis diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia: What to know about the disorder ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ After being diagnosed with aphasia in 2022, Bruce Willis has now been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2023 22:50:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:22:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a8MCdqSr4uEfZrTeJMRwpE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Actor Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with a form of dementia with no available treatments.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Bruce Willis wears a tuxedo and bow tie in front of a blue background. He was attending the Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis at Hollywood Palladium on July 14, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New Alzheimer's drug slightly slows cognitive decline. Experts say it's not a silver bullet. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Experts weigh in on whether the newly approved Alzheimer's treatment lecanemab is worth taking. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2023 17:27:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:22:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z7Xyk5tioiNoNp5bgZkHKE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A newly approved drug targets sticky plaques of protein in the brain to treat Alzheimer&#039;s.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[illustration depicts amyloid-beta peptides, the building blocks of amyloid-beta plaques, building up in the brain among individual neurons]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Alzheimer's Directly Kills Brain Cells That Keep You Awake ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Napping could be considered an early symptom of Alzheimer's disease. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2019 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:37:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ysaplakoglu@livescience.com (Yasemin Saplakoglu) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yXPFLmP8K5noZ4N8NCG3FT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Brain tissue from deceased patients with Alzheimer&#039;s has more tau protein buildup (brown spots) and fewer neurons (red spots) as compared to healthy brain tissue.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Brain tissue from deceased patients with Alzheimer&#039;s has more tau protein buildup (brown spots) and fewer neurons (red spots) as compared to healthy brain tissue.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Alzheimer's disease: Brain changes, symptoms and treatment ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia that causes memory and thinking problems, as well as behavioral changes, in adults. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2019 18:11:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:26:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cari Nierenberg ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AYGYHZGMeC694tNrcK8gmG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Illustration of amyloid plaques amongst neurons and neurofibrillary tangles inside neurons.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Illustration of amyloid plaques amongst neurons and neurofibrillary tangles inside neurons.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A Newly Recognized Brain Disorder Can Mimic Alzheimer's. Here's How It's Different. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers are officially defining a new brain disorder that mimics Alzheimer's disease. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2019 16:07:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:25:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/h6wafy3uWjxGJ43GnGuBKT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What Causes Alzheimer's? We Don't Really Know Yet ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This week, a study suggested bacteria that causes gum disease might be to blame. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2019 11:25:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:29:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ysaplakoglu@livescience.com (Yasemin Saplakoglu) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dPR6qjXTxvsx8ExzpvrMLR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sandra Day O'Connor Says She 'Probably' Has Alzheimer's: What Defines Different Dementias? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/63902-sandra-day-oconnor-alzheimers-dementia-difference.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ How do you tell the difference between Alzheimer's and other types of dementia? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 21:54:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:59:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ysaplakoglu@livescience.com (Yasemin Saplakoglu) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oCDsMN53CYKsdr2bzJY8vh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is That 'Midlife Crisis' Really Alzheimer's Disease? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Here's what young-onset Alzheimer's looks like. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2018 11:14:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:58:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Carmela Tartaglia ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5Dcsv4bGi5jfFHUJGWH89j-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Early-onset Alzheimer&#039;s disease presents unique challenges, when a patient is still working or parenting children. The personality changes involved can result in job loss or divorce before a diagnosis is made.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Early-onset Alzheimer&#039;s]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Could Aspirin Help Prevent Alzheimer's Disease? Mouse Study Says Maybe. ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/62971-daily-aspirin-alzheimers-disease.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have found how aspirin might help prevent Alzheimer's disease by helping cells clear the debris that leads to amyloid plaque formation. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2018 18:25:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:55:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Christopher Wanjek ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TMyZfHJpuvAfmu4EpeHkzR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Could Herpes Viruses Play a Role in Alzheimer's? New Study Backs Theory ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Alzheimer's brains had up to twice as much of two common strains of herpes viruses than non-Alzheimer's brains. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2018 18:43:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:54:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ysaplakoglu@livescience.com (Yasemin Saplakoglu) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DpiTAJ6QapdcDBFUZTdpib-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Exercise Could Ward Off Dementia for Women — If They Start At the Right Age ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ For women, physical fitness in midlife may do more than give the heart a boost; it may also benefit the brain, a new study from Sweden suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 20:05:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:36:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cari Nierenberg ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RqjgnzddyKDnDLYHtLogsT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 9 Surprising Risk Factors for Dementia ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Here are nine recent studies that are changing the way we think about how to prevent dementia. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2018 12:36:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:24:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicole Edison ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LMAWwZUrqAHfFvsqo2atWM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Brain 'Pacemaker' for Alzheimer's Shows Promise In Slowing Decline ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/61573-alzheimers-brain-pacemaker.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Implanting a pacemaker-like device in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease could help slow the decline of decision-making and problem-solving skills. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 17:33:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:34:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5byznBmVm86CWE4BZsU2F3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Alzheimer&#039;s disease patients received deep brain stimulation as part of a new study. Above, an X-ray image of a deep brain stimulation implant.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Alzheimer&#039;s disease patients received deep brain stimulation as part of a new study. Above, an X-ray image of a deep brain stimulation implant.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Can Young Blood Really Help Treat Alzheimer's? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Injecting the blood plasma of healthy young people into people with Alzheimer's disease might be safe, but not all experts are behind the idea. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2017 10:54:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:55:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vFaAp4ceanhpgx3oU23Qi4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Glimmers of Link Found Between Heart Problems and Alzheimer's ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A weak heart may age parts of the brain by 15 to 20 years. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2017 21:37:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:55:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AMFsQDD2PUvhTvgXbLKaYC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blood Levels of Magnesium May Predict Dementia Risk ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The levels of magnesium in your blood may be linked to your risk of developing dementia later in life, a new study from the Netherlands finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2017 20:36:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:06:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara G. Miller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2cKietU5WeoivBjW5HB6Te-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ AI Could Predict Alzheimer's Disease Two Years in Advance ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An artificial-intelligence-driven algorithm can recognize the early signs of dementia in brain scans, and may accurately predict who will develop Alzheimer’s disease up to two years in advance, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2017 22:07:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:07:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tracy Staedter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BsBUEsKWsMTy5fcWG4Av7D-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ People Who Get Less REM Sleep May Be at Greater Risk of Dementia ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Consider it another strike against not getting enough sleep... ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Christopher Wanjek ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gB2LuFfhoiczS7Cva7FUWc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Glen Campbell's Death: How Does Alzheimer's Kill? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Country music legend Glen Campbell has died at age 81 following a long battle with Alzheimer's disease, his family announced today. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dxtrvuXJDrcwNjx9L2iSTi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 1 in 3 Cases of Dementia Could Be Prevented by Healthier Lifestyles ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Strategies aimed at helping people to be healthy could help to decrease the global numbers of dementia cases. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2017 14:59:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:03:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Agata Blaszczak-Boxe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uphdubSR9eKnUsNUAohXCo-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Deaths from Alzheimer's Increase 50 Percent ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Deaths from Alzheimer's disease are on the rise in the United States. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2017 17:05:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:59:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GubHagqjoGFRyYrdXqRfmV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Monty Python Star Describes His Illness: What Is Frontotemporal Dementia? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Monty Python" star Terry Jones has a little-known form of dementia called frontotemporal dementia. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2017 21:33:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:04:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara G. Miller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2ZQqzduPKAF4xFw2Cg52i6-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Antioxidants May Not Ward Off Dementia After All ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Antioxidant supplements may not help ward off dementia, despite earlier research suggesting the contrary. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2017 15:52:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:52:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oCbzRWQwd4ToRHPyVREiFP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Healthy Heart in Midlife May Lower Dementia Risk Later ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Keeping your heart healthy could also benefit your brain — a new study suggests that people who have risk factors for heart disease in middle age are also at increased risk for dementia. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2017 23:41:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:04:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gdRdLapfeKuugi6a4AuWNg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ David Cassidy Has Dementia: Here's What That Means ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Actor and singer David Cassidy recently revealed he has dementia, but what exactly does this term mean? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2017 04:10:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:55:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wyRTGVgXcPxrLLvS5aNPEL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ People with Alzheimer's Disease Can Still Have Sharp Memories ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Three people whose brains were examined after their deaths turned out to have signs of Alzheimer's disease. But they actually had good memory abilities right up until they died. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2016 15:52:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:55:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Agata Blaszczak-Boxe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HyjHx99wPAMt3NmyxGsT4X-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rate of Dementia Declines Among US Seniors ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The American population is getting older, but the percentage of U.S. seniors with dementia is actually declining, a new study found. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2016 16:04:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:55:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uphdubSR9eKnUsNUAohXCo-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Head Rush' Linked with Increased Risk for Dementia in Older Adults ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ If you've ever felt a rush of dizziness after standing up too quickly, take heed: Older adults who experience that disorienting feeling frequently may be more likely to develop dementia, a new study from the Netherlands finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2016 19:34:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:59:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara G. Miller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f22gwJPjJsCvm6wDyJXgLb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 6 Big Mysteries of Alzheimer's Disease ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Experts spoke with LiveScience about the biggest mysteries of Alzheimer's disease. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cari Nierenberg ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BsBUEsKWsMTy5fcWG4Av7D-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New Drug Clears Abnormal Brain Proteins Tied to Alzheimer's ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new drug can remove the plaques that cause amyloid, though the study did not enroll enough people to determine if there was a cognitive benefit. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2016 18:57:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:05:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v9F5xEJVMMtBpoocj8c5H-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new investigational drugs shows a dramatic ability to clear amyloid beta plaques, the signature abnormal protein clumps found in the brains of those with Alzheimer&#039;s Disease. Brain scans of people with the early stages of the disease (left) show amyloid tangles in bright red; after a year of treatment (right), most of these plaques were completely gone. The drug also showed increased ability to clear plaques at higher doses (top to bottom).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[amyloid plaques removed from brain scans]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gene Wilder's Death: How Do People Die from Alzheimer's? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Legendary comedic actor Gene Wilder has died at age 83 from complications of Alzheimer's disease. But what exactly does it mean to die from Alzheimer's? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FL2yHjhJDGTPAm5JmQLLzG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Gene Wilder at a Los Angeles book store in 2007.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Gene Wilder  at a Los Angeles book store in 2007.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Gene Wilder  at a Los Angeles book store in 2007.]]></media:title>
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