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Main Category: Alzheimer's / Dementia Also Included In: Neurology / Neuroscience Article Date: 30 Jun 2008 This is your brain on Facebook.

Scientists recently found a cell mechanism to be one of the culprits in an Alzheimers disease abnormality.

Endangered wild orangutan populations are declining more sharply in Sumatra and Borneo than previously estimated, according to new findings. Although other threats to orangutan survival exist, such as hunting in agricultural areas where human-orangutan conflicts exist, the biggest by far is forest destruction associated with the burgeoning palm oil industry in Indonesia and Malaysia.

Main Category: Genetics Also Included In: Alzheimer's / Dementia ; Endocrinology ; Prostate / Prostate cancer Article Date: 02 Jul 2008 - 5:00 PDT Calpain inhibitors never forget: improving memory in Alzheimer ...