From the Massachusetts General Hospital media release: Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers have identified and validated two rare gene mutations that appear to cause the common form of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) that strikes after the…
From the Cell Press media release: What if doctors could visualize all of the processes that take place in the brain during the development and progression of Alzheimer’s disease? Such a window would provide a…
From the American Academy of Neurology media release: New evidence suggests that taking vitamin B supplements may help reduce the risk of stroke. The research appears in the September 18, 2013, online issue of Neurology®,…
From the University of Eastern Finland media release: A healthy diet may reduce the risk of severe depression, according to a prospective follow-up study of more than 2,000 men conducted at the University of Eastern…
From the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) media release: A small pilot study shows for the first time that changes in diet, exercise, stress management and social support may result in longer telomeres, the…
From the Scripps Florida media release: Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found a group of proteins essential to the formation of long-term memories. The study, published online ahead…
From the BMJ-British Medical Journal media release: A political drive, led by the UK and US, to screen older people for minor memory changes (often called mild cognitive impairment or pre-dementia) is leading to unnecessary…
From the University of California – Davis Health System media release: The degeneration of a small, wishbone-shaped structure deep inside the brain may provide the earliest clues to future cognitive decline, long before healthy older…
From the Salk Institute for Biological Studies media release: Alzheimer’s disease affects more than 26 million people worldwide. It is predicted to skyrocket as boomers age — nearly 106 million people are projected to have…
From the Oxford University Press media release: A study of around 5,000 older men has shown that stressful life events such as death of a loved one, or serious financial problems, significantly raised the risk…