From the McLean Hospital press release: A team of investigators from McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School, led by Kai C. Sonntag, MD, PhD, and Bruce M. Cohen, MD, PhD, has found a connection between…
From the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine press release: Testing drugs to prevent or delay the onset of Alzheimer’s dementia and using them in the clinic will mean identifying and informing adults who have a…
From the Cell Press press release: For many people with hearing challenges, trying to follow a conversation in a crowded restaurant or other noisy venue is a major struggle, even with hearing aids. Now researchers…
From the Frontiers press release: Aspects of facial contrast, a measure of how much facial features stand out in the face, decrease with age in women across a variety of ethnic groups, finds a study…
From the Penn State press release: Few people may want to spend a Saturday night planning their end-of-life care, but playing a game designed to spur conversation about advance care planning may be a more…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release: Women who develop high blood pressure in their 40s may be more likely to develop dementia years later, according to a study published in the October 4, 2017,…
From the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health press release: While memory loss is an early symptom of Alzheimer’s disease, its presence doesn’t mean a person will develop dementia. A new study at the Centre for…
From the University of Hong Kong press release: A research team led by Lam Woo Professor of Biomedical Engineering Ed X. Wu of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Hong Kong…
From the University of Chicago Medical Center press release: A long-term study of nearly 3,000 adults, aged 57 to 85, found that those who could not identify at least four out of five common odors were…
From the Florida State University press release: For years, scientists and physicians have been debating whether personality and behavior changes might appear prior to the onset of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Now, the findings of…