Brain Shrinkage: Your Neighborhood May Affect Your Brain Health
Study finds evidence of more brain aging in people living in disadvantaged areas. Middle-age and older people living in more disadvantaged neighborhoods — areas with…
Dementia
Toxic Gas in Rat Brains Reveals Potential for New Dementia Treatments
A potential treatment for dementia and epilepsy could look to reduce the amounts of a toxic gas in the brain has been revealed in a…
Eating Just One Serving of Processed Meat a Day Could Increase Dementia Risk by 44%
Scientists from the University of Leeds’s Nutritional Epidemiology Group used data from 500,000 people, discovering that consuming a 25g serving of processed meat a day,…
Identifying “The Terrorist Inside My Husband’s Brain” – Living Brain Imaging Can Clearly Differentiate Between Types of Dementia
American actor Robin Williams had a neurodegenerative brain disease called dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB): a distressing disease, with symptoms in common with Alzheimer’s disease…
Sleep Mystery Solved With Math: Cytoplasmic Traffic Jam Disrupts Sleep-Wake Cycles
KAIST mathematicians and their collaborators at Florida State University have identified the principle of how aging and diseases like dementia and obesity cause sleep disorders….
Advances in Simple Blood Tests for Alzheimer’s
A simple blood test for Alzheimer’s would be a great advance for individuals with — and at risk for — the disease, families, doctors, and…
Omega-3 From Eating Fish May Protect Our Brains From Toxic Effects of Air Pollution
Older women who eat more than one to two servings a week of baked or broiled fish or shellfish may consume enough omega-3 fatty acids…
Pulse Pressure: A Game Changer in the Fight Against Dementia
Promoting blood brain barrier health by reducing elevated pulse pressure in blood could be a promising new preventative solution and/or treatment for dementia. A recent…
Dementia Gene Doubles the Risk of Developing Severe COVID-19
Having a faulty gene linked to dementia doubles the risk of developing severe COVID-19, according to a large-scale study. Researchers at the University of Exeter…
The Combination of Foods You Eat Together May Raise Dementia Risk
Study finds ‘food networks’ centered on processed meats, starches may raise risk. It’s no secret that a healthy diet may benefit the brain. However, it…
An Aspirin a Day Does Not Keep Dementia at Bay – No Difference Than Placebo
Taking a low-dose aspirin once a day does not reduce the risk of thinking and memory problems caused by mild cognitive impairment or probable Alzheimer’s…
Brain Inflammation Is a Significant Factor in More Types of Dementia Than Previously Thought
Inflammation in the Brain Linked to Several Forms of Dementia Inflammation Inflammation in the brain may be more widely implicated in dementia than was previously…
Promising Dementia Vaccine Draws Closer
Possible dementia vaccine closer after mice studies; Human trials tipped within two years. A preventive treatment for dementia may proceed to clinical trials after successful…
Experts Now Say That Declining Mental Sharpness Doesn’t Have to Come With Age
Think Declining Mental Sharpness “Just Comes With Age”? Think Again, Says a Prestigious NIH-Funded Conference We’ve long thought cognitive decline was just “characteristic of aging,”…
Physical Exercise May Forestall Brain Shrinkage
Exercising regularly in old age may stop the human brain from shrinking and showing signs of aging better than engaging in mental or social activities….
Alzheimer’s Spreads Throughout the Brain by Jumping From Neuron to Neuron
A new study that was published in the February 1st issue of PLoS One suggests that the tau protein, which is indicative of the fibrous…
Reprogrammed Cells Suggest Path towards Alzheimer’s Early Diagnosis
A new study has shown that skin cells harvested from patients with Alzheimer’s disease can be reprogrammed to form brain cells, offering clues to dementia…