Part 3: 2004-2005 AD research advances: new discoveries, new insights.(New Discoveries, New Insights)(Alzheimer's disease)(Disease/Disorder overview)(Clinical report)

From: Pamphlet by: National Institute on Aging | Date: November 1, 2007 | Copyright information

During the past 2 years, scientists supported by NIH have made advances in a number of areas important to AD. This section of the Progress Report focuses on recent research that has attempted to answer three key questions:

[] What happens in the brain to cause the transformation from healthy aging to AD?

[] Can certain factors protect against or increase the risk of AD?

[] What can be done to slow the progression of AD or lessen its effects?

These questions are important because they focus on the central issues of AD: What occurs during the very first steps of ...

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