From the Ohio State University press release: Diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease and determining a patient’s prognosis is an inexact business, and that stands in the way of better personalized care and advances in treatment. A new study…
From the Technical University of Munich (TUM) press release: The protein amyloid beta is believed to be the major cause of Alzheimer’s disease. Substances that reduce the production of amyloid beta, such as BACE inhibitors, are…
From the IOS Press press release: Rare mutations in the amyloid precursor protein (APP) have previously been shown to be strongly associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Common genetic variants in this protein may also be…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release: A new method may help determine whether a person has Alzheimer’s disease or frontotemporal dementia, two different types of dementia that often have similar symptoms, according to a…
From the American Geriatrics Society press release: Eating foods included in two healthy diets — the Mediterranean or the MIND diet — is linked to a lower risk for memory difficulties in older adults, according to…
From the Oxford University Press USA press release: Delirium is common in elderly hospitalized patients, affecting an estimated 14 — 56% of patients. It frequently manifests as a sudden change in behavior, with patients suffering acute…
From the King’s College London press release: New King’s College London research suggests that people with a family history of bipolar disorder may ‘age’ more rapidly than those without a history of the disease. The study,…
From the American Thoracic Society press release: People who carry a genetic susceptibility to Alzheimer’s disease appear to be at greater risk of diminished cognition from sleep-disordered breathing than those without the susceptibility, according to new…
From the University of Southern California – Health Sciences press release: Managing lifestyle factors such as hearing loss, smoking, hypertension and depression could prevent one-third of the world’s dementia cases, according to a report by the…
From the North Carolina State University press release: A study of older adults finds an individual’s awareness of aging is not as static as previously thought, and that day-to-day experiences and one’s attitude toward aging can…