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Simply More Sunshine. Vitamin D Supplements

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Marks & Spencer, one our favourite department stores with a most amazing, if somewhat pricey, food hall are currently looking to fortify some of their food items with Vitamin D, also known as the sunshine vitamin due to its links with the sunlight.

Published 28 weeks 4 days ago
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Brain Mapping Gives Deeper View Inside Body's Most Complex Organ

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Comprehensive brain mapping has extraordinary implications for geneticists trying to find the location and expression of neurological diseases such as Alzheimers, multiple scelorsis, autism and more. Data will allow for more effective targeted drug treatment to pinpoint what areas of the brain respond to a particular chemical compound.

Published 41 weeks 1 day ago
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BBC News - Today - Alzheimer's test '95% accurate'

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A new test for Alzheimer's has been developed which can predict the onset of the disease with 95% accuracy in people suffering from memory problems.

Professor Clive Ballard explains how the test will help develop new drug treatments for the disease.

Published 1 year 7 weeks ago
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Neurodegenerative Market Forecast to 2013

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The neurodegenerative space is a top-selling pharmaceutical market. Consider these facts:

Sales among all drugs profiled in this report total $18.5 billion and are expected to increase 62% to $29.7 billion by 2012.

The majority of this growth is projected to be in multiple sclerosis, which will increase from a $12.6 billion market to upwards of $20 billion in 2012.

Published 1 year 13 weeks ago
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Alzheimer's disease could be detected by spinal tap test

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According to Belgian researchers, Alzheimer's could be predicted in patients by measuring certain proteins in spinal fluid. This disease could be detected in early stages in healthy people as well.

Two proteins amyloid and tau—which are related to plaque and tangles associated with Alzheimer's—are 90% accurate to determining the risk of Alzheimer's. This study was able to detect 100% of people that had some form of memory impairment who may have Alzheimer's within 5 years.