Researchers are still trying to figure out how Alzheimer’s and other dementias strike men and women differently, and how vascular brain health contributes to…
October 3, 2017 The hippocampus is the area of the brain associated with learning, memory and spatial directions. The tiny, seahorse-shaped formation of gray…
Researchers find that donepezil outperforms other approved Alzheimer’s drugs for improving cognition, but it comes with some downsides. The drug landscape for Alzheimer’s is…
Scientists explore the loss of smell as a possible sign of dementia. It’s hard to predict who dementia will strike. Genetics can give a…
September 28, 2017 Dr. Joanna Collingwood, Ph.D., a physicist at Warwick University in Coventry, England, leads a research team probing whether the iron particles…
Carrying the ApoE4 gene is known as the single largest risk factor for Alzheimer’s, besides age itself. The presence of ApoE4 has been found…
Being Patient meets John Gallacher, Professor of Cognitive Health at Oxford University and Director of the Dementias Platform UK (DPUK), to find out how…
Teddy Mac sing along to “Quando, Quando, Quando” highlights the power of music in helping people with Alzheimer’s access old memories. As the opening…
Typically, a cancer patient receives care from an oncologist or specialist in their particular type of cancer. Someone with heart disease sees a cardiologist….
You’ve probably seen viral videos of patients with dementia suddenly experiencing renewed vigor after listening to a song from their youth. Previously slumped over…
Estrogen’s role in the brain is complicated when it comes to how it affects memory. According to neuroscientist Gillian Einstein, Ph.D, at the University…
People not familiar with Alzheimer’s and frontotemporal dementia might use the terms interchangeably, but they’re actually two different diseases that not only have varying…
A study finds that higher lithium levels in drinking water is associated with reduced dementia rates. But, there are some caveats to this finding….
Delaying dementia by even five years could reduce the number of cases by one third. Scientists are trying to uncover the key measures that…
Cognitive decline actually starts in our 30s, though we don’t notice the symptoms for several years. Keeping your brain active and preventing dementia isn’t…