MEMORY: Can’t remember something? Try waiting until later in the day. Researchers have identified a gene in mice that seems to influence memory recall at
PREVENTION: RESEARCHERS reviewed data from the Framingham Heart Study to determine the latest trends in Alzheimer’s dementia. What did they discover? Learn more.
VIDEO + ARTICLE: A study at UC San Francisco has found the odds of cognitive impairment are substantially higher for people with elevated depressive symptoms
RISK ASSESSMENT VIDEO + ARTICLE: A substantial proportion of brain changes might be due to risk factors that can be modified, according to a study
THE CORONA VIRUS: Around the world, dementia researchers are studying SARS-CoV-2 virus’ (the cause of COVID-19) long-term effects on the brain and nervous system. It
MEMORY: A new computer-model reveals fascinating insights into why we remember some words more easily than others. Can NIH researchers further develop it into memory
DIET VIDEO + ARTICLE: Healthy? Normal blood sugar? No diabetes? Even so, find out how the more sugar you eat, the less memory you get.
ASTONISHING VIDEO & ARTICLE: Dementia-risk was tested for 17 sugar levels in 2000 people. Each higher level bumped up the risk, without exception. See why researchers found these results so compelling.
VIDEO: Men and women living into their nineties are the fastest growing segment in the US population. What determines who will make it into their 90s, and in what condition? The “90+” research study is hoping to find out. Learn more.
Three important dementia studies focus on HS-AGING, a type of dementia almost as common as Alzheimer’s in the 85+ group. Yet few people have heard of it. Why? What makes it different?
An intriguing study of 120 grandmothers might surprise you. Doctors know socially engaged people have better cognition and less dementia. But can a person get too much of a good thing? What’s the right balance?
Enjoy this great duet between a musician with dementia and his son. A triumph of spirit over Alzheimer’s! Sing-a-long if you like!
It looks like a sneeze cannot give anyone Alzheimer’s. While Alzheimer’s abnormal disease proteins do spread from cell-to-cell, they are not “infectious”. Check out the facts.
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