Learning about one’s risk for Alzheimer’s disease may not lead to emotional distress, but motivation to maintain healthy lifestyle changes tends to fade over time, even in people at high risk, according to a study […]
As they age, some people find it harder to understand speech in noisy environments. Now, University at Buffalo researchers have identified the area in the brain, called the insula, that shows significant changes in people […]
Hariom Yadav, Ph.D., can’t get a particular cocktail off his mind—especially because our aging population potentially could benefit from the benefits for brain health that this punch may pack.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
As researchers make progress in understanding how Alzheimer’s disease develops, there are growing opportunities for healthy research participants to learn their risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease dementia in the future. While many organizations often advocate […]
Hot flashes, night sweats, vaginal dryness, urinary tract infections, irregular periods, low libido, trouble sleeping, brain fog, mood swings—and in rare cases, even a burning tongue sensation. What might all these symptoms have in common? […]
Researchers at Tulane University have created a first-of-its-kind subcellular map of an area of the brain commonly affected by Alzheimer’s disease, a key step toward unraveling the mysteries of how the degenerative brain disease develops.This […]
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered that impaired glucose metabolism in glial cells, a type of cell in our nervous system, plays a key role in the degeneration caused by Alzheimer’s disease.This article was […]
An estimated 7.2 million Americans aged 65 years and older are living with Alzheimer’s dementia, and almost all adults feel it is important to diagnose the disease in the early stages, according to a report […]
A team of researchers at Cornell University has made a discovery in fruit flies that could change the way we understand brain diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s in humans.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
The common cold sore virus, which is often caught in childhood, usually stays in the body for life—quietly dormant in the nerves. Now and then, things like stress, illness or injury can trigger it, bringing […]
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