From the Lund University press release: Alzheimer’s disease can lead to several widely divergent symptoms and, so far, its various expressions have mainly been observed through the behaviour and actions of patients. Researchers at Lund University…
From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign press release: Nutrition has been linked to cognitive performance, but researchers have not pinpointed what underlies the connection. A new study by University of Illinois researchers found that monounsaturated…
From the Cell Press press release: Changes in how humans map their surroundings and construct and follow directions as they age have been understudied compared to effects on memory and learning. However, age-related declines in…
From the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care press release: The next time you hear about the possibility of rain on the weather forecast, try imagining the umbrella tip being lodged in your home’s door lock, blocking…
From the University of Zürich press release: Young adults have a natural sleep requirement of about 9 hours a day on average, older adults 7.5 hours. Many people in western societies, however, get considerably less…
From the University of Portsmouth press release: Our gut instinct about whether a stranger poses a threat is as good when we’re 80 as when we’re 18, according to new research. Older people are as good…
From the University of Gothenburg press release: Stress, fatigue, and feeling like your memory is failing you. These are the symptoms of a growing group of patients studied as part of a thesis at Sahlgrenska Academy.…
From the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) press release: People who get less rapid eye movement (REM) sleep may have a greater risk of developing dementia, according to a new study published in the August 23,…
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,…