Alzheimer’s disease: surprising new theory about what might cause it
In 1906, Alois Alzheimer, a psychiatrist and neuroanatomist, reported “a peculiar severe disease process of the cerebral cortex” to a gathering of psychiatrists in...
Does the Mediterranean diet really reduce your dementia risk?
Dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning — thinking, remembering, and reasoning — to such an extent that it interferes with a person's daily...
Common high blood pressure drug may help treat Parkinson’s, dementia
Felodipine is a medication of the calcium channel blocker type which is used to treat high blood pressure.
In a recent study from the University...
One eye test could detect your risk of Alzheimer’s disease
In a recent study from the University of California San Diego, researchers found that with further developments, measuring how quickly one’s pupil dilates can help...
Scientists detect dementia signs 9 years before diagnosis
Dementia is not a specific disease but is rather a general term for the impaired ability to remember, think, or make decisions that interfere...
Lithium may decrease dementia risk, study finds
Dementia is the leading cause of death in elderly Western populations.
But no preventative treatments are currently available: more than 55 million people worldwide have...
Anti-inflammatory diet may be best way to protect cognitive health
As people age, inflammation within their immune system increases, damaging cells.
One of the best ways to reduce inflammation lies not in the medicine cabinet,...
Colonoscopy screening cannot prevent colon cancer as expected
Colorectal cancer often begins as a growth called a polyp inside the colon or rectum. Finding and removing polyps can prevent colorectal cancer.
According to...
Your gut microbiome may be linked to dementia, Parkinson’s disease and MS
Within our body and on our skin, trillions of bacteria and viruses exist as part of complex ecosystems called microbiomes.
Microbiomes play an important role...
Older type 2 diabetes drugs linked to 22% lower dementia risk
Dementia is not a specific disease but is rather a general term for the impaired ability to remember, think, or make decisions that interfere...