Humans may be causing dolphins to get Alzheimer’s-like disease, scientists warn

Algal bloom triggered by sewage discharges could be causing in dolphins the same form of brain degeneration seen in humans ...

Beached Dolphins Show Alzheimer’s-Like Brain Damage

Dolphins exposed to cyanobacterial toxins show Alzheimer’s-like brain damage and disorientation, which may explain mysterious strandings.

Dolphins may be getting an Alzheimer’s-like disease due to this neurotoxin

In this context, researchers have connected neurotoxins from algal blooms to brain changes associated with an ...
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Study links toxic algae in Indian River Lagoon to dementia in dolphin brains

Neurotoxin levels were highest in the dolphins stranded during warmer months, when harmful algal blooms are more severe.
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New study links toxic algae exposure in dolphins to Alzheimer's-like brain damage

New research from the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine has found striking similarities between the brains of dolphins exposed to algal toxins and those of humans with Alzheimer’s ...
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Talk to the animals? WHOI researcher wins animal communication prize

Laela Sayigh is a senior research specialist in the biology department at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. She’s headed ...
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Scientists Move One Step Closer to an Actual Dolphin-to-Human Translator

A group of mad scientists have been working on a human-to-dolphin translator and ... it might actually work. What sounds like a science fiction fantasy, might actually become a reality as researchers ...