From the Helmholtz Zentrum München – German Research Center for Environmental Health press release: “Aging itself is not inevitably associated with a decline in mood and quality of life,” says Prof. Karl-Heinz Ladwig, summarizing the results.…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release: Poor sleep may be a sign that people who are otherwise healthy may be more at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease later in life than people who do…
From the Boston University Medical Center press release: Although much research has examined traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a possible risk factor for later life dementia from neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), little is…
From the Washington University in St. Louis press release: A good night’s sleep refreshes body and mind, but a poor night’s sleep can do just the opposite. A study from Washington University School of Medicine in…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release: Poor sleep may be a sign that people who are otherwise healthy may be more at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease later in life than people who do…
From the Wiley press release: Delayed-onset post-traumatic symptoms in the elderly may be misdiagnosed as falling under the umbrella of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), according to a recent review. The review describes…
From the Health Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh press release: The connection between slowed walking speed and declining mental acuity appears to arise in the right hippocampus, a finger-shaped region buried deep in the brain…
From the St. Michael’s Hospital press release: People with Alzheimer’s disease who experience psychosis — including delusions and hallucinations — are five times more likely to be misdiagnosed with dementia with Lewy bodies compared to…
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: Healthy adults carrying the gene APOE4 — the strongest known genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) — may struggle to adapt their brain activity to increasing cognitive demands…
From the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine press release: Social isolation has been linked to a wide range of health problems, as well as a shorter lifespan in humans and other animals. In fact, during…