In the late 1890s, a railroad worker in Frankfurt Germany noticed that his wife, Auguste Deter, was behaving oddly. Gradually her anxiety and mood…
The Alzheimer’s gene, known as ApoE4, is one of the the largest genetic risk factors for later onset Alzheimer’s disease. Carrying one copy of the…
For decades, researchers have been searching for ways to combat the abnormal proteins that appear in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s. Despite their best…
As COVID-19 spreads, the risk of the elderly and people with dementia being hospitalized for the disease increases—not to mention all the other medical…
A few years ago, I had a minor heart attack. I had persistent soreness in my upper left back and, on a whim, I…
Researchers conducted the first human trial of a drug that may prevent the long term consequences of brain injuries. Without any clinically-accepted drugs that…
Brain implants may sound like science fiction, but researchers have been working on ways to use implants to treat and monitor brain disorders for…
As COVID-19 continues to spread and many people make plans to protect themselves and their loved ones, it’s also important to consider mental health…
Targeting beta-amyloid protein before symptoms of cognitive decline or Alzheimer’s appear is the goal of one trial out of the National Institute on Aging…
In January 2020, few had heard of “COVID-19.” Only weeks later, it became an official word in the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Its denotation, or its…
As COVID-19 continues to spread, particularly hitting vulnerable populations like elderly in nursing homes, caregiving for a loved one with dementia may feel overwhelming….
Researchers and physicians once thought that people suffering from dementia wouldn’t understand or follow instructions to perform physical exercises, says Dr. Tim Fleiner, an…
Chronic breathing disorders during sleep are associated with key biomarkers of Alzheimer’s, according to a new study. The researchers found that sleep-disordered breathing (SDB)…
Currently, Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias are typically detected and diagnosed through memory and cognitive tests or MRI and PET scans of the brain,…
Last week, New York state mandated that nursing homes begin accepting COVID-19 patients who are on the mend and who cannot be sustained in…