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Skin Cancer Tied To A Lower Risk of Alzheimer’s
There's no positive side to developing skin cancer, but the latest research ties certain forms of the disease to a reduced risk of dementia. Researchers from...
Alzheimer’s Advance: Gene Could Help to Clear Brain Plaques Responsible for the Disease
Mapping out how an Alzheimer’s gene works could lead to new treatments
Genetic Markers May Predict Increased Risk of Alzheimer’s
Several proteins are linked to an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease, and scientists now believe they have found the pathways responsible for producing these...
One Third of Seniors Die With Dementia
A staggering 1 in 3 seniors dies with Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia, says a new report that highlights the impact the mind-destroying disease is...
Two Studies Find Promising News Ways To Detect Alzheimer’s Earlier
Sleep patterns and markers in spinal fluid may hint at the first signs of the neurodegenerative disorder. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that 5...
Study Shows Alzheimer’s Protein May Not Spread Like a Virus
Scientists believe that amyloid protein plays a role in Alzheimer's but are still trying to explain how.
Alzheimer’s Drug Fails a Late-Stage Clinical Trial
A highly anticipated trial of an experimental Alzheimer’s drug failed its first large clinical trial, Pfizer, one of the companies developing the new treatment,...
Scientists Identify Rare Gene Mutation that Protects Against Alzheimer’s
After years of studying genes that increase risk for Alzheimer’s disease, scientists report the promising discovery of DNA that does the opposite: the first gene...
What Does Your Walking Speed Say About Your Alzheimer’s Risk?
Slight changes in the way a person walks, like slowing down or developing a variable stride, could be early signs of Alzheimer’s disease. Previous studies have...
New Drug Trial Aims To Prevent Alzheimer’s Before It Starts
On Tuesday, the federal government unveiled its National Alzheimer’s Plan to find effective ways to prevent and treat dementia and Alzheimer’s by 2025. On...
Eating Omega-3s May Help Reduce Alzheimer’s Risk
Eating a diet high in omega-3 fatty acids — from fish, soy or nuts, for example — may help stave off Alzheimer’s disease, the authors of a new study suggest. The...
Alzheimer’s Brain Scan Test Gets FDA Approval
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave the O.K. last Friday to a new radioactive dye that helps doctors scan the brain for Alzheimer’s disease. The...
Can Household Chores Help Prevent Alzheimer’s?
Several studies have found that people who exercise vigorously are less likely to develop dementia. But what about doing low-key, mundane tasks like gardening,...
Why a New Definition of Cognitive Impairment May Confuse Patients
Recently revised guidelines for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease would reclassify nearly all patients who are currently diagnosed with mild or very mild...
A Cancer Drug Reverses Alzheimer’s Disease in Mice
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have discovered that a drug currently used to treat cancer patients can reverse the cognitive deficits related to...
Use It or Lose It: Keeping Brain Active May Help Ward Off Alzheimer’s
Can doing crossword puzzles help stave off dementia? It might, according to a new study finding that people who engage in mentally stimulating activities...
Brain Scans May Help Predict Alzheimer’s Disease Early
Alzheimer’s disease has always been difficult to diagnose — the only way to identify it definitively is by autopsying the brain after death — but scientists may...
Brain Food: Eating Fish May Lower Your Risk of Alzheimer's
Eating fish is good for the heart, and now new evidence suggests it may do the brain some good as well. In a study of 260 healthy elderly participants,...
A GPS-Enabled Shoe to Track Wandering Alzheimer's Patients
Now this sounds like a good idea: use GPS-enabled shoes to track the whereabouts of elderly people with Alzheimer's who may be prone to wandering. Some 60% of...
U.S. Prepares a National Plan for Alzheimer's
As her mother's Alzheimer's worsened over eight long years, so did Doreen Alfaro's bills: The walker, then the wheelchair, then the hospital bed, then the...
