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Does Inorganic Mercury Play A Role In Alzheimer's Disease? A Systematic Review And An Integrated Molecular Mechanism, Joachim Mutter, Annika Curth, Johannes Naumann, Richard Deth, Harald Walach
Does Inorganic Mercury Play A Role In Alzheimer's Disease? A Systematic Review And An Integrated Molecular Mechanism, Joachim Mutter, Annika Curth, Johannes Naumann, Richard Deth, Harald Walach
Richard Deth
Mercury is one of the most toxic substances known to humans. It has been introduced into the human environment and has also been widely used in medicine. Since circumstantial evidence exists that the pathology of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) might be in part caused or exacerbated by inorganic mercury, we conducted a systematic review using a comprehensive search strategy. Studies were screened according to a predefined protocol. Two reviewers extracted relevant data independent of each other. One thousand and forty one references were scrutinized, and 106 studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Most studies were case control or comparative cohort studies. Thirty-two …
Does Beta Amyloid Immunization Reduce Amyloid Plaques And Preserve Cognitive Function In Patients With Alzheimer’S Disease?, Andrea Sasin
Does Beta Amyloid Immunization Reduce Amyloid Plaques And Preserve Cognitive Function In Patients With Alzheimer’S Disease?, Andrea Sasin
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Objective: The objective of this systematic review is to examine the efficacy of beta amyloid immunization in reducing amyloid plaques and preserving cognitive function in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD).