From the University of Michigan press release via EurekAlert!: Has your memory failed you today, such as struggling to recall a word that’s “on the tip of your tongue?” If so, you’re not alone. New…
From the Wiley-Blackwell press release: Older people who take omega-3 fish oil supplements are probably not reducing their chances of losing cognitive function, according to a new Cochrane systematic review. Based on the available data…
From the Society of Nuclear Medicine press release via ScienceDaily: An arsenal of Alzheimer’s research revealed at the Society of Nuclear Medicine’s 59th Annual Meeting indicates that beta-amyloid plaque in the brain not only is…
From the Stanford University School of Medicine press release via ScienceDaily: A team led by investigators at the Stanford University School of Medicine has found that the most common genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release via EurekAlert!: A new study shows that changes in walking speed in late life may signal the early stages of dementia known as mild cognitive impairment (MCI).…
From the IOS Press BV press release via AlphaGalileo: Those cups of coffee that you drink every day to keep alert appear to have an extra perk – especially if you’re an older adult. A…
From the University of Alberta press release via Physorg: If people think their toddlers are missing the old-person barbs that Homer, Bart and the others toss at Grandpa Simpson, they may want to change their…
From the University of Alabama at Birmingham press release via Newswise: A new report shows that 85 percent of senior drivers rated their driving as “excellent” or “good” during a five-year period although 25 percent…
From the University of Queensland press release: People are at their happiest at retirement age and their most miserable in their geriatric years, a new study has found. The study into the ‘happiness wave’, conducted…
From the Kaiser Permanente press release via HealthCanal: Depressive symptoms that occur in both midlife and latelife are associated with an increased risk of developing vascular dementia, while symptoms that occur in latelife only are…