From the NIH/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism press release: Losing just one night of sleep led to an immediate increase in beta-amyloid, a protein in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease, according to…
From the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center press release: Patients with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia commonly experience the sundown syndrome — a sudden worsening of confusion, agitation and aggression at the end…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release: Entering menopause at a later age may be associated with a small benefit to your memory years later, according to a study published in the April 11,…
From the North Carolina State University press release: A recent study finds that older adults are better than younger adults at anticipating stressful events at home — but older adults are not as good at…
From the Cell Press press release: Researchers show for the first time that healthy older men and women can generate just as many new brain cells as younger people. There has been controversy over whether…
From the Penn State press release: Older adults often complain about forgetting, but Penn State psychologists suggest that another problem may be misremembering. In a study, the researchers found that as people age, they may…
From the American Chemical Society press release: A compound in beets that gives the vegetable its distinctive red color could eventually help slow the accumulation of misfolded proteins in the brain, a process that is…
From the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care press release: Everyone has experienced the awkward situation of meeting someone and then forgetting their name shortly after. Among older adults, this happens more often than not. Baycrest…
From the DZNE – German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases press release: Researchers at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Disease (DZNE) have found a possible explanation for the difficulty in spatial orientation experienced sometimes by elderly…
From the Michigan State University press release: Does life really begin at 40? Is 50 the new 30? For people in these age groups, the answer appears to be yes. But for young adults in…