People with mild cognitive impairment have thinking and memory problems but usually do not know it because such problems are not severe enough to affect their daily activities. Yet mild cognitive impairment can be an early sign of Alzheimer's...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2019 -- Migraines are a significant risk factor for Alzheimer disease (AD) and all-cause dementia, according to a study published online Sept. 4 in the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.
Rebecca E. Morton, from...
Related topics: Migraine, Dementia, Medical Research
Earlier this year, Curaleaf Holdings (OTC: CURLF) received a warning letter from federal regulators cautioning that the claims it was making surrounding its products, including that they could help with Alzheimer's and cancer, were misleading,...
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Exercising several times a week may delay brain deterioration in people at high risk for Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study that scientists say merits further research to establish whether fitness can affect the progression of dementia.
Related topics: Medical Research, Dementia
Acadia Pharmaceuticals' (NASDAQ: ACAD) Nuplazid is already helping thousands of Parkinson's disease patients who are suffering from hallucinations and delusions, and soon it may also win use in Alzheimer's disease and other indications associated...
Related topics: Dementia, Lung Cancer, Cancer, Oncology, Nasdaq, Parkinson's
Dr. Jeffrey Cummings, a world-renowned Alzheimer's researcher and leader in clinical trials, has been named the recipient of the 2019 Melvin R. Goodes Prize for Excellence in Alzheimer's Drug Discovery. The prize, awarded by the Alzheimer's Drug...
Related topics: Medical Research, Clinical Trials
Scientists found two short peptides, or strings of amino acids, that when injected into mice with Alzheimer's disease daily for five weeks, significantly improved the mice's memory. The treatment also reduced some of the harmful physical changes in...
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MONDAY, Sept. 16, 2019 -- Biopsychosocial frailty (BF) can predict short- and longer-term dementia risk, according to a study published in the August issue of Alzheimer's & Dementia.
Vincenzo Solfrizzi, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of Bari...
Related topics: Dementia, Medical Research
This edition of Aging Matters is stolen from Rhonda Patrick’s interview of Dale Bredesen. That hour is so packed with actionable information and theoretical background that I found myself going through it slowly to understand and digest it....
A hallmark of age-related diseases such as Parkinson's disease, type 2 diabetes, or Alzheimer's disease is the abnormal clumping of proteins in cells. In people with these conditions, these protein clumps can result in irregular deposits known as...
Related topics: Medical Research, Proteins, Type 2 Diabetes, Diabetes, Parkinson's
Cognitively healthy adults whose sleep quality declined in middle age were more likely in late life to accumulate Alzheimer’s disease-related proteins in the brain than those whose sleep quality improved or did not change, an NIA-supported study...
Related topics: Proteins, Medical Research
THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 2019 -- The majority of older adults diagnosed with dementia do not receive specialty care, according to a study published online Sept. 4 in Alzheimer's & Dementia.
Emmanuel Fulgence Drabo, Ph.D., from the Johns Hopkins...
Related topics: Dementia, Medical Research
The patient had asked to be euthanized, but her dementia then became so severe that prosecutors claimed she could no longer consent.
Related topics: Dementia
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11, 2019 -- The incidence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is increased in World Trade Center (WTC) responders, according to a study published online Sept. 6 in Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease...
Related topics: Medical Research, Dementia
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia but the changes in brain cell function underlying memory loss remains poorly understood. Researchers at the University of Bristol have identified that calcium channel blockers may...
Related topics: Memory Loss, Dementia, Medical Research
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia but the changes in brain cell function underlying memory loss remains poorly understood. Researchers at the University of Bristol have identified that calcium channel blockers may be...
Related topics: Memory Loss, Dementia, Medical Research
New research finds a 'significant' association between a history of migraine and various forms of dementia, and Alzheimer's disease in particular.
Related topics: Migraine, Dementia, Medical Research
A new drug discovered may protect against memory loss, nerve damage and other symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.
Related topics: Memory Loss, Medical Research
A new study led by Stony Brook University that includes 1,800 WTC 911 responders reveals that PTSD is strongly associated with onset of mild cognitive impairment (MCI). The study, published early online in Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis,...
Related topics: Medical Research, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Dementia