A compound found in beets that give them their distinctive red color may also hold the key to stopping the processes in the brain…
A new study explores the link between hearing loss and mild cognitive impairment, which is often a precursor to Alzheimer’s. Previous studies have shown…
As with many Alzheimer’s patients, it was the family who suggested my mother get her memory tested. She was 68 years old, repeating herself,…
Almost anyone over the age of 30 can tell you that their memory is not quite as sharp as it used to be. Whether…
Researchers found that middle-aged women with greater cardiovascular fitness have a lower risk of developing dementia, compared to those with lower fitness. Alzheimer’s still…
Sometimes, a potential Alzheimer’s diagnosis is obvious: the patient is getting lost on their own street, experiencing personality changes or forgetting the phone number…
Decades of research on genetics has revealed some possible reasons for why Alzheimer’s develops in some brains and not others. We know that chances…
We know that the greatest risk for Alzheimer’s is age–the older you get, the higher your risk of developing the disease. One in ten…
If the fountain of youth does exist, it’s at the end of a cycling path, a 2018 study suggests. A lifetime of vigorous exercise—cycling,…
Four dementia researchers have been awarded the world’s top prize in neuroscience, the Brain Prize, for work that has revolutionized how we understand Alzheimer’s…
What if all that was required to foretell memory problems was a simple eye exam? By looking deeply into your eyes with special imaging…
Research shows that traumatic brain injury increases the risk for people to develop dementia at an earlier age. We know by now that traumatic…
The number of people living with dementia is projected to more than triple by 2050, soaring to 152 million cases worldwide. Not all types of…
Research finds a link between levels of beta-amyloid in people without Alzheimer’s symptoms, and the age at which their parents begin experiencing symptoms of…
When Donald Trump aced a cognitive test in January, scores of people tried to take it, too, based mostly on media reports that invited them…