Global Dementia Study Reveals No Single Formula for Protecting the Brain
As populations grow older, dementia has become one of the greatest health challenges facing the world. Families often spend years caring for loved ones...
Brain Health at 80 May Be Shaped by 3 Health Choices in Midlife
What happens to the brain in old age may partly depend on the health of the body decades earlier.
New research suggests that three common...
Bacteria in the Nose May Increase Alzheimer’s Risk
The nose may do much more than allow us to smell flowers, food, and smoke. Research suggests it may also provide some germs with...
How Body Fat Could Influence Alzheimer’s Disease
Scientists have long searched for the causes of Alzheimer's disease, but the answers may not lie only inside the brain.
New research from Houston Methodist...
Sleep, Genes, and the Hidden Risk of Alzheimer’s
Could the quality of your sleep influence your brain health decades before memory problems appear?
A new study from Edith Cowan University (ECU) suggests the...
Why One Rare Gene Variant Could Protect Against Alzheimer’s Disease
For decades, researchers have wondered why one rare version of the APOE gene seems to protect people from Alzheimer's disease.
A new study from the...
Obesity May Send Harmful Signals to the Brain, Raising Alzheimer’s Risk
Many people think Alzheimer's disease begins and ends in the brain.
However, scientists are discovering that changes in other parts of the body may also...
Study Finds Hidden Cause of Sleep Issue in Alzheimer’s Disease
Scientists have discovered that the sleep problems seen in Alzheimer's disease may not be caused directly by harmful protein plaques as previously believed.
Instead, the...
Could Cutting Sugar Early in Life Prevent Dementia?
A baby's diet before birth and during the first two years of life may influence brain health many decades later, according to new research...
Could Eating Less Sugar Protect Your Brain from Alzheimer’s?
A person's diet during pregnancy and the first two years of life may have a much bigger effect on brain health than scientists once...