Back to basics: Redesigning systems of care for older adults with Alzheimer’s disease
The number of older adults with dementia in the United States is forecast to more…
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New research suggests connection between white matter and cognitive health
A multidisciplinary group of scientists from the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging at the University of…
Running, cardio activities in young adulthood may preserve thinking skills in middle age
Young adults who run or participate in other cardio fitness activities may preserve their memory…
Early cardiac risks linked to worse cognitive function in middle age
Young adults with such cardiac risk factors as high blood pressure and elevated glucose levels…
Research implicates new player in Alzheimer’s and other dementias
Why do neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s affect only the elderly? Why do some people…
Researchers identify impaired new learning in persons with Parkinson’s disease
Kessler Foundation scientists collaborated with colleagues in Spain to study memory and learning in patients with…
Diabetes in middle age may lead to brain cell loss later in life
People who develop diabetes and high blood pressure in middle age are more likely to…
Early detection of Alzheimer’s disease made possible by analyzing spinal fluid
Researchers have shown that they can detect tiny, misfolded protein fragments in cerebrospinal fluid taken…
Researchers discover a way to potentially slow down Alzheimer’s
Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have discovered a way to…
Variations in eye structure and function may reveal features of early-stage Alzheimer’s disease
Investigators at the Cedars-Sinai Regenerative Medicine Institute have discovered eye abnormalities that may help reveal…
Chronic sleep disturbance could trigger onset of Alzheimer’s
People who experience chronic sleep disturbance—either through their work, insomnia or other reasons—could face an…
Strongest evidence yet of two distinct human cognitive systems
Cognitive scientists may have produced the strongest evidence yet that humans have separate and distinct…
Plaques detected in brain scans forecast cognitive impairment
Brain imaging using radioactive dye can detect early evidence of Alzheimer’s disease that may predict…
Education boosts brain function long after school
European populations are growing older on average, a trend that could pose serious challenges to…
Lower IQ and poorer cardiovascular fitness in teen years increase risk of early-onset dementia
Men who at the age of 18 years have poorer cardiovascular fitness and/or a lower…
