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To stay sharper while aging, get active, challenge your brain, and eat healthy
It's official: Older Americans worried about cognitive decline can stay sharper for longer by exercising both their bodies and their... Read more -
Blood vessels and immune cells that protect the brain also drive risk for Alzheimer's and stroke
The brain's health depends on more than just its neurons. A complex network of blood vessels and immune cells acts... Read more -
Analysis challenges education's protective effect against cognitive decline in aging
An international study casts doubt on the widespread belief that higher levels of formal education directly protect against cognitive decline... Read more -
Researchers discover how microglia engulf and break down amyloid beta, a protein that builds up in Alzheimer's
In Alzheimer's disease, proteins like amyloid beta form clumps, known as plaques, that damage the brain.... Read more -
Dementia takes 3.5 years to diagnose after symptoms begin
People with dementia are diagnosed an average of 3.5 years after symptoms are first noticed, or even longer (4.1 years)... Read more -
A doctor sees new hope for Alzheimer's disease patients and families
The combination of a recently approved blood test for detection of Alzheimer's disease combined with two medications that slow progression... Read more -
New study validates insulin nasal spray to deliver Alzheimer's drug directly to the brain
A groundbreaking brain imaging study from Wake Forest University School of Medicine confirms a vital step toward new Alzheimer's disease... Read more -
Inflammatory bowel disease possibly accelerates dementia
New research from Karolinska Institutet demonstrates a link between inflammatory bowel disease and faster cognitive decline among dementia patients. The... Read more -
Regular opioid use may increase dementia risk
In a study published in Alzheimer's & Dementia, a team led by Dr. Sha Feng from the Shenzhen Institute of... Read more -
Blood plasma reveals shared pathways in neurodegenerative diseases
Scientists know that many proteins and pathways are involved in the development and progression of neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's... Read more -
Scientists identify cancer drugs that may reverse the changes that occur in the brain during Alzheimer's
Scientists at UC San Francisco and Gladstone Institutes have identified cancer drugs that promise to reverse the changes that occur... Read more -
A shared five biomarker profile across four major neurodegenerative diseases
The Global Neurodegeneration Proteomics Consortium (GNPC) has published a series of research papers detailing their efforts to identify patterns in... Read more -
Dietary intervention optimized using machine learning could lower risk of dementia
The term dementia is used to describe various debilitating neurological disorders characterized by a progressive loss of memory and a... Read more -
AI can accelerate search for more effective Alzheimer's medicines by streamlining clinical trials
Scientists have used an AI model to reassess the results of a completed clinical trial for an Alzheimer's disease drug.... Read more -
Discovery could battle Alzheimer's by boosting blood flow to brain
New University of Virginia School of Medicine research suggests an unexpected way doctors may be able to improve blood flow... Read more
