This old drug may help treat dementia
Dementia is an escalating global healthcare challenge, estimated to affect 55 million people worldwide, increasing to 139 million by 2050.
Scientists from St George’s and...
People with arthritis may have higher risk of dementia and depression
Scientists from Mayo Clinic found an increased risk of dementia and depression in rheumatoid arthritis.
The research is published in presented at the 2022 EULAR...
Scientists find key to better diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists from UC San Francisco found that a relatively unstudied form of the tau protein linked to neurodegeneration may be a means for better...
This study shows a new way to detect dementia before symptoms appear
In a recent study from Boston University and elsewhere, researchers found a blood biomarker that could help identify people with the earliest signs of...
A decline in memory and walking speed both signal high dementia risk
Scientists from National Institute on Aging found a decline in both memory and gait speed with aging linked to a higher risk of dementia...
People with type 2 diabetes have faster brain aging and cognitive decline
Scientists from Stony Brook University found that normal brain aging is accelerated by about 26% in people with type 2 diabetes compared to people...
Antibiotics used in midlife linked to cognitive decline in women
Scientists from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard found a link between the use of antibiotics by middle-aged women and cognitive decline later in life.
The...
Detect Alzheimer’s disease with a simple peanut butter test
Scientists from the University of Florida found a short, non-invasive peanut butter odor test could help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease.
The research is published in the...
Folate (vitamin B9) deficiency linked to higher dementia, death risk
Scientists from Mount Sinai found that low folate levels (vitamin B9) in the blood may be linked to a heightened risk of dementia and...
This study reveals the cause of memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists from the Institute of Biomedicine of Seville found that the accumulation of a fragment of the synaptic protein neurexin in the adult brain...