From the Frontiers press release: As we grow older we suffer a decline in mental and physical fitness, which can be made worse by conditions like Alzheimer’s disease. A new study, published in the open-access journal Frontiers…
From the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health press release: A study led by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers that tracked activity levels of 646 adults over 30 years found that,…
From the JAMA Network Journals press release: In a nationally representative sample of older U.S. adults, visual impairment was associated with worse cognitive function, according to a study published by JAMA Ophthalmology. The number of individuals in…
From the Johns Hopkins Medicine press release: In a study looking at brain scans of people with mild loss of thought and memory ability, Johns Hopkins researchers report evidence of lower levels of the serotonin transporter…
From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology press release: In the brains of Alzheimer’s patients, many of the genes required to form new memories are shut down by a genetic blockade, contributing to the cognitive decline seen…
From the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine press release: Researchers at Penn Medicine have discovered that a patient’s awareness of a diagnosis of cognitive impairment may diminish their self-assessment of quality of life. In…
From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign press release: Spinach and kale are favorites of those looking to stay physically fit, but they also could keep consumers cognitively fit, according to a new study from University…
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 VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology) press release: For decades researchers have been investigating the underlying foundations of Alzheimer’s disease to provide clues for the design of a successful therapy. This week, VIB/KU Leuven…
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…