US Alzheimer’s cases will nearly triple by 2060, study finds
Scientists from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that By 2060, almost 14 million Americans will suffer from Alzheimer's disease, a...
Making healthy choices could reduce Alzheimer’s risk
No effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease exists, even though more than 5 million Americans have it.
But what if there was a way to reduce...
Pneumonia from COVID-19 can increase dementia risk
Scientists from the University of Missouri found that patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia have a higher risk of developing dementia than those with other...
New method to predict when your dementia symptoms will appear
Scientists from Washington University in St. Louis have developed an approach to estimating when a person who is likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease, but...
Early detection could get ahead of dementia damage
Scientists from the University of Arizona might have found an early detection method for some forms of dementia.
They found that patients with a rare...
Memory, forgetfulness, and aging: What’s normal and what’s not?
Many older adults worry about their memory and other thinking abilities.
For example, they might be concerned about taking longer than before to learn new...
How to stop dementia from nose
In a recent study published in Frontiers in Neuroscience, researchers found a method to stop dementia from the nose.
The study is from Osaka City University...
Scientists find the key to predicting life expectancy in Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists from UT Southwestern found that cognitive decline is the biggest factor in determining how long patients with Alzheimer's disease will live after being...
This anti-smoking drug may treat Parkinson’s in women
Scientists from Texas A&M University found that a smoking cessation drug may potentially treat women with Parkinson’s disease or even stop the disease’s progression...
‘Good cholesterol’ may help prevent Alzheimer’s disease
Medical guidelines meant to reduce the risk for heart disease focus on levels of cholesterol in the blood.
This includes low-density lipoproteins (LDL), labeled "bad...