How are cancer and Azheimer's linked?

• Autores: Jessica Hamzelou
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 2925, 2013, pág. 12
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Hamzelou discusses the association of cancer and Alzheimer's. Understanding this link could offer insights into treating both diseases. The association was first noticed in 2005 when researchers looked at how many people over 65 with cancer later developed Alzheimer's, and vice versa. To further explore the link, Massimo Musicco at the Institute of Biomedical Technology in Milan, Italy, and his colleagues recorded cancer and Alzheirner's diagnoses for over a million people by looking at registries of drug prescriptions and hospital admissions between 2004 and 2009.