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Behavioral Therapy Can Limit Tics In Adults With Tourette Syndrome

A comprehensive behavioral intervention is more effective than supportive therapy and education in helping adults control the tics associated with Tourette syndrome, according to an NIMH-funded study published in the August 2012 issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry. The study follows a previous study involving children with the disorder, which showed similar results.

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Road Map to Alzheimer’s Disease

The Roadmap To Alzheimer’s Disease Begins – Initial Findings Indicate That Varying Brain Activity May Reduce The Risk

Activity lingers longer in certain areas of the brain in those with Alzheimer’s disease than it does in healthy people, Mayo Clinic researchers who created a map of the brain found. The results suggest varying brain activity may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Included in this report is a video summary of the study […]

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Scientists Gain New Understanding Of Alzheimer’s Disease Trigger

A highly toxic beta-amyloid – a protein that exists in the brains of Alzheimer’s disease victims – has been found to greatly increase the toxicity of other more common and less toxic beta-amyloids, serving as a possible “trigger” for the advent and development of Alzheimer’s, researchers at the University of Virginia and German biotech company […]

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