Alzheimer’s Disease & Dementia

As humans age, particularly after middle age, their brain functions, cognitive abilities and memory can deteriorate to varying degrees. Aging-related disorders marked by cognitive decline, particularly dementia, have become increasingly widespread over the past decades.This […]

Frontotemporal dementia has gained significant attention in recent years after the family of actor Bruce Willis announced in 2023 that he had been diagnosed with the condition. A year later, it was revealed that US […]

In the emotionally complex world of dementia care, communication is more than just what we say—it’s how we say it. Terms of endearment like “darling,” “my lovely,” and “sweetheart” are often used by health care […]

In a demographically diverse sample of healthy people, Cornell researchers found dramatic changes over the human lifespan in the brain’s “blue spot”—a tiny region involved in cognition and believed to be the first affected by […]

Researchers at the University of California San Diego and Wake Forest University have found that both low and moderate-high intensity exercise could be valuable tools in the fight against Alzheimer’s.This article was originally published on […]

Brain tissue analysis of an animal model has revealed the potential role of immune system dysfunction in the onset and progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD).This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

Having a larger waistline, high blood pressure and other risk factors that make up metabolic syndrome is associated with an increased risk of young-onset dementia, according to a study published in Neurology.This article was originally […]

The total economic burden of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in the United States will reach $781 billion this year, according to new USC-led research.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

American philosopher and psychologist William James once said, “I don’t sing because I’m happy. I’m happy because I sing.” Now, a new Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine study has found that even when singing […]