These cancer drugs may help treat Alzheimer’s disease
In a new study from NIH and elsewhere, researchers found several existing and emerging cancer drugs could be repurposed as therapies to be tested...
This diet may be your best bet for cognitive health
As people age, inflammation within their immune system increases, damaging cells.
In a new study from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, researchers found...
If you control type 2 diabetes well, you may lower dementia risk
It has long been known that type 2 diabetes is associated with a higher risk of developing dementia disease.
However, as for the risk of...
Scientists find the cause of Alzheimer’s disease in human brain
In a new study from the University of Cambridge, researchers have used human data to quantify the speed of different processes that lead to...
Low vitamin D may speed up cognitive decline
In a recent study from Rutgers, researchers found older people who don’t get enough vitamin D may experience cognitive decline at a much faster...
How high blood pressure could increase your dementia risk
In a recent study published in BMC Medicine, researchers found that while the link between several mid-life heart risk factors and dementia was similar...
A single head injury can cause dementia decades later, study finds
In a new study from the University of Pennsylvania, researchers found a single head injury could lead to dementia later in life
Further, as the...
Hearing loss and the link to dementia
Hearing loss is a natural part of aging nobody likes to admit is happening. But happen it does – and ignoring it comes with...
Breastfeeding may help prevent cognitive decline
In a new study from UCLA Health, researchers found that women over the age of 50 who had breastfed their babies performed better on...
This common liver drug may treat dementia effectively
In a recent study published in the Neurobiology of Disease, researchers found a drug used to treat cirrhosis of the liver may be an effective...