From the American Academy of Neurology media release: Why do some people with amyloid plaques in their brains associated with Alzheimer’s disease show no signs of the disease, while others with the same amount of…
From the The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine media release: Mount Sinai researchers have achieved an unprecedented understanding of the genetic and molecular machinery in human microglia — immune cells that…
From the Wayne State University press release: Jessica Damoiseaux, Ph.D., an associate professor with the Institute of Gerontology at Wayne State University, recently published the results of a three-year study of cognitive changes in older…
From the Massachusetts General Hospital press release: Research has previously linked inflammation to Alzheimer’s disease (AD), yet scientists from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Harvard Aging Brain Study (HABS) have made a surprising discovery…
From the Ottawa Hospital press release: Canadian researchers at The Ottawa Hospital, the University of Ottawa, the Bruyère Research Institute and ICES have built and validated an online calculator that empowers individuals 55 and over…
From the IOS Press press release: It is projected that up to 152 million people worldwide will be living with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) by 2050. To date there are no drugs that have a substantial…
From the DZNE – German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases press release: In Alzheimer’s disease, neurons in the brain die. Largely responsible for the death of neurons are certain protein deposits in the brains of affected…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release: Older adults with severe apathy, or lack of interest in usual activities, may have a greater chance of developing dementia than people with few symptoms of apathy,…
From the University of Pittsburgh press release: Older people who report greater levels of social engagement have more robust gray matter in regions of the brain relevant in dementia, according to new research led by…
From the University of Cambridge press release: Apathy offers an important early warning sign of dementia in individuals with cerebrovascular disease, but depression does not, new research led by the University of Cambridge suggests. Depression…