From the Mayo Clinic press release via EurekAlert!: A gene linked to the risk of developing Alzheimer’s, heart disease and diabetes becomes less important to quality of life once people hit their 90s, a Mayo…
From the UC Irvine press release via HealthCanal: Poor physical performance on activities such as walking was associated with increased odds of dementia in a survey of individuals 90 and older, according to UC Irvine…
From the Washington University in St. Louis press release by Julia Evangelou Strait via ScienceDaily: Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found a key difference in the brains of people…
From the University of Western Ontario press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers at Western University have created a mouse model that reproduces some of the chemical changes in the brain that occur with Alzheimer’s, shedding new…
From the Washington State University press release via EurekAlert!: Washington State University researchers have developed a new drug candidate that dramatically improves the cognitive function of rats with Alzheimer’s-like mental impairment. Their compound, which is…
From the ECU press release via HealthCanal: A compound found in a common spice could hold the key to preventing Alzheimer’s disease. More than 200 Australians are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease every day and by…
From the Methodist Hospital, Houston press release via Newswise: Research shows that managing and treating vascular disease risk factors are not only beneficial to preventing heart disease and stroke, but also common forms of dementia.…
From the INSERM (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale) press release via EurekAlert!: The results from comparative analysis of this population demonstrate the risk of developing dementia increased by 50% for…
From the Karolinska Institutet press release via ScienceDaily: Can you bite into an apple? If so, you are more likely to maintain mental abilities, according to new research from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. The population…
From the American Chemical Society press release via ScienceDaily: New research proves the validity of one of the most promising approaches for combating Alzheimer’s disease (AD) with medicines that treat not just some of the…