From the Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main press release: Learning and memory are two important functions of the brain that are based on the brain’s plasticity. Scientists from Goethe University Frankfurt report in the latest issue of…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release: Women who develop high blood pressure in their 40s may be more likely to develop dementia years later, according to a study published in the October 4, 2017,…
From the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health press release: While memory loss is an early symptom of Alzheimer’s disease, its presence doesn’t mean a person will develop dementia. A new study at the Centre for…
From the Washington University School of Medicine press release: Scientists drilling down to the molecular roots of Alzheimer’s disease have encountered a good news/bad news scenario. A major player is a gene called TREM2, mutations of…
From the University of Hong Kong press release: A research team led by Lam Woo Professor of Biomedical Engineering Ed X. Wu of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Hong Kong…
From the University of Chicago Medical Center press release: A long-term study of nearly 3,000 adults, aged 57 to 85, found that those who could not identify at least four out of five common odors were…
From the Florida State University press release: For years, scientists and physicians have been debating whether personality and behavior changes might appear prior to the onset of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Now, the findings of…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release: People with both high and low levels of magnesium in their blood may have a greater risk of developing dementia, according to a study published in the September…
From the University of Southern California press release: The notorious genetic marker of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, ApoE4, may not be a lone wolf. Researchers from USC and the University of Manchester…
From the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University press release: Intermittent electrical stimulation of an area deep inside the brain that degenerates in Alzheimer’s appears to improve working memory, scientists report. Conversely, continuous deep brain…