New blood test for frontotemporal dementia diagnosis
In a study from the University of Eastern Finland, scientists found that blood-based measurement of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) enables distinguishing patients with...
Scientists can detect Alzheimer’s disease 17 years in advance
The dementia disorder Alzheimer's disease has a symptom-free course of 15 to 20 years before the first clinical symptoms emerge.
In a study from Ruhr-Universität...
Media multitasking linked to poor memory and attention functions
The eyes may be the windows to the soul, but they can also provide insightful glimpses into memory.
In a recent study from Stanford, scientists...
Drinking too much alcohol may cause Alzheimer’s disease
In a study from the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, scientists found how excessive alcohol consumption leads to the most common form of dementia,...
Mediterranean diet may have lasting effects on your brain health
A recent study by the University of Edinburgh found that older people who followed a Mediterranean diet retained more brain volume over a three-year...
Sleep apnea linked to Alzheimer’s disease, study confirms
In a recent study from RMIT University, scientists confirmed long-suspected links between sleep apnea and Alzheimer’s disease, finding identical signs of brain damage in...
Breakthrough COVID infections more likely in cancer and Alzheimer’s patients
In new studies from the Case Western Reserve University, scientists found breakthrough COVID-19 cases resulting in infections, hospitalizations, and deaths are significantly more likely...
COVID-19 linked to a much higher risk of Alzheimer’s in older people
In a study from the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, scientists found older people who have infected with COVID-19 show a substantially higher...
This special drink may benefit people with earliest Alzheimer’s
A Spain study shows that a nutritional drink designated as “food for special medical purposes” could benefit people with mild cognitive impairment or MCI.
MCI...
A ‘vicious cycle’ between long daytime napping and Alzheimer’s disease
Daytime napping is common among older adults. The longitudinal relationship between daytime napping and cognitive aging, however, is unknown.
In a study from Brigham and...