“Vicious Cycle” Discovered Between Excessive Daytime Napping and Alzheimer’s Dementia
In a study of older adults, longer, more frequent daytime napping in a specific year predicted worse cognitive performance in the following year, and vice…
In a study of older adults, longer, more frequent daytime napping in a specific year predicted worse cognitive performance in the following year, and vice…
Low levels of folate (vitamin B9) in the blood may be linked to a heightened risk of dementia and death from any cause in older…
People with dementia struggle to adapt to changes in their environment because of damage to areas of the brain known as ‘multiple demand networks’, highly-evolved…
Detection of subtle differences in cognitive behaviors may help delay, prevent the onset. Detecting cognitive changes early in the onset of dementia would be a…
Epidemiological data have long linked depression with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive dementia that affects nearly 6 million Americans. Now, a…
Patients hospitalized for COVID-19 had higher levels over the short term of blood proteins known to rise with neurological damage than non-COVID-19 patients diagnosed with…
Enhanced nerve transmission seen in older adults who remained active. When elderly people stay active, their brains have more of a class of proteins that…
Reducing frailty in older adults could be an effective strategy to prevent dementia, according to a largescale new study. Published in the Journal of Neurology,…
Via drug repositioning, Osaka City University creates combination of rifampicin and resveratrol and have shown in mouse models that the nasal administration improves cognitive function…
University of Queensland researchers have discovered an exercise ‘sweet spot’ that reverses the cognitive decline in aging mice, paving the way for human studies. After…
Results reported in JAMA Internal Medicine associate cataract surgery with 30% lower risk of dementia in aging population. Cataracts affect most older adults at risk…
Cleveland Clinic research identifies sildenafil as candidate drug for Alzheimer’s disease. Findings published in Nature Aging show 69% reduced likelihood of developing the disease. A…
Having an elevated resting heart rate in old age may be an independent risk factor of dementia, according to a study at Karolinska Institutet in…
Reversal of the biological hallmarks responsible for development of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia using unique hyperbaric oxygen therapy protocol. A team of investigators from Tel…
NIH research highlights the importance of data-driven approach to identify novel drug targets. Existing and emerging cancer drugs could be repurposed as therapies to be…
Intake of 4-6 total cups daily was associated with lowest risks. Drinking coffee or tea may be associated with a lower risk of stroke and…
A promising new approach to potentially treat Alzheimer’s disease – and also vaccinate against it – has been developed by a team of UK and…
Findings published recently reveal new insights into the role of fat cells in cognitive decline and neurodegeneration, according to a study that involves the oxidant…