From the BMJ-British Medical Journal media release: Dementia currently affects about 36 million people worldwide and this number is expected to double every 20 years, reaching 115 million by 2015. Although a increased risk of…
From the Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging Research media release: New research reports that preoperative pain and depressive symptoms in older adults place them at greater risk of delirium following surgery. According to the findings…
From the BMJ-British Medical Journal media release: Shift work, like chronic jet lag, is known to disrupt the body’s internal clock (circadian rhythms), and it has been linked to a range of health problems, such…
From the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases and the University of Magdeburg media release: Physical exercise in old age can improve brain perfusion as well as certain memory skills. This is the finding of Magdeburg…
From the University of Chicago Medical Center media release: For older adults, being unable to identify scents is a strong predictor of death within five years, according to a study published October 1, 2014, in…
From the American Academy of Neurology media release: Women who are anxious, jealous, or moody and distressed in middle age may be at a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease later in life, according to…
From the BioMed Central media release: A bioactive compound found in turmeric promotes stem cell proliferation and differentiation in the brain, reveals new research published today in the open access journal Stem Cell Research &…
From the Lund University media release: Parkinson’s disease is strongly linked to the degeneration of the brain’s movement center. In the last decade, the question of where the disease begins has led researchers to a…
From the University of Waterloo media release: Women who accept and tolerate their imperfections appear to have a more positive body image despite their body mass index (BMI) and are better able to handle personal…
From the University of Texas at Austin media release: Researchers have determined that African Americans and Caribbean blacks who experience discrimination of multiple types are at substantially greater risk for a variety of mental disorders…