Diagnosing Alzheimer’s just took a giant step forward. Swedish researchers have published a new, internationally recognized method to measure the main protein that causes it.
Susan Williams spent the past year learning about Lewy Body dementia and its effects on Robin William’s life. Going public last week drew so much
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Scientists now have a gene variant that seems to push off Alzheimer’s by 10 years. Learn how they want to use the way it works
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A deep promise to be there for an Alzheimer’s parent, this heartwarming song was written as a tribute to families facing dementia.
EMERGENCIES due to falling happen 54% more often in dementia. As a rule, 1-in-3 adults over 65 fall each year. Most falls happen at home. Make a few simple changes and prevent falls.
Researchers find that a diet including more fruit, vegetables, beans and tea or coffee lowers the risk of developing dementia later in life. Learn more.
Don’t put that controller down just yet. Playing three-dimensional video games – besides being lots of fun – can boost the formation of memories, according to University of California neurobiologists.
A fascinating study in Europe finds that individuals who felt they had memory problems did in fact have measurable cognitive deficits. Scientists analyzed the spinal fluid to measure the levels of biomarkers associated with Alzheimer’s.
A diet that combines unsaturated fats with nitrite-rich vegetables, such as olive oil and lettuce, can protect you from hypertension and vascular dementia.
Most of the time, it takes a combination of genetics, bad environment and unhealthy lifestyle to trigger Alzheimer’s. However, one gene called apolipoprotein E (APOE) can make a big difference.
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