Spending time performing household chores may help to improve brain health, especially for older adults. Researchers found older adults who spent more time engaging in housework had greater brain volume, specifically in the frontal lobe and hippocampus…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Toxic Gas in Rat Brains Shows Potential For New Dementia Treatments
Researchers have discovered a potential new way to reduce levels of hydrogen sulfide in rats’ brains. Decreasing H2S levels decreases the damage the toxic gas can cause, and ultimately may pave the way for the development of new treatments for dementia…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Profound Loss of Pleasure Related to Early-Onset Dementia
Study links anhedonia, or the loss of pleasure, to the early onset of frontotemporal dementia. Neuroimaging revealed symptoms of anhedonia were marked by atrophy in the frontal and striatal brain areas of those with FTD.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Treating Sleep Apnea May Reduce Dementia Risk
People with sleep apnea who were exposed to positive airway pressure therapy had a reduced risk of being diagnosed with dementia.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Fighting Dementia With Play
A newly developed play therapy platform is helping older adults with dementia improve a range of flagging cognitive skills from concentration to memory.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Signals From Muscle Protect From Dementia
Mimicking a muscular stress system can provide neuroprotection against aging in both the brain and retina. The signal helps prevent the buildup of misfolded protein aggregates.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Common Alzheimer’s Treatment Linked to Slower Cognitive Decline
Cholinesterase inhibitors such as galantamine, donepezil, and rivastigmine, appear to generate persistent cognitive benefits, and increased longevity for up to five years in Alzheimer’s patients.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Women Accumulate Alzheimer’s-Related Protein Faster
Study reports tau accumulation in the temporal lobe was 75% higher in women than men.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Midlife Loneliness Is a Risk Factor for Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease
Those who report feeling consistently lonely and socially isolated between the ages of 45 and 64 have an increased risk of developing dementia later in life. However, the risk can be reversed if people embark on activities to expand their social lives …
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Exercise Boosts Blood Flow to the Brain
Exercise helps increase blood flow to the brain in older adults with mild memory loss.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: At 45, Some People Are Already on the Path to the Frailties of Old Age
Researchers say those who were 45 and show more signs of aging, including cognitive problems, skin wrinkles, and a decrease in cardiovascular health, are at increased risk of dementia and other frailties associated with old age.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: A Single Head Injury Increases Dementia Risk Later in Life
A single head injury can increase the risk of developing dementia, especially in women. Suffering more than one head injury increases the risk further, a new study reports.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: New Test Enables Rapid Detection of Mild Cognitive Impairment as Well as Dementia
A new computerized assessment appears to be effective in screening for mild cognitive impairment and dementia within five minutes.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Exercise May Help Slow Memory Loss for People Living With Alzheimer’s Dementia
Embarking on a six-month aerobic exercise regime may help reduce cognitive decline for older adults living with Alzheimer’s disease.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: How Amyloid Beta Contributes to Loss of Smell in Alzheimer’s Disease
Regions of the olfactory system in mice with higher amyloid beta expression exhibited lower activation of olfactory sensory neurons and decreased odor detection.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: People With Depression and Anxiety May Develop Alzheimer’s at Younger Age
People with depression and anxiety may be at greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease earlier than those without the conditions. On average, people with depression developed Alzheimer’s symptoms two years earlier, and those with anxiety three yea…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Fear of Memory Loss Impacts Well-Being and Quality of Life
Older adults with higher fear of memory loss and dementia report a significant decrease in their quality of life and reported more failures in memory.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Prediabetes May Be Linked to Worse Brain Health
People with prediabetes who have higher than average blood sugar levels are at increased risk of cognitive problems and vascular dementia.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Discovery of Biomarker Could Help Predict Alzheimer’s Years Before Symptoms Emerge
Higher levels of the GFAP protein in the blood could be used to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease decades before symptoms appear.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: White Matter Changes in Brain Found in Frontotemporal Dementia
Study reveals those with frontotemporal dementia have greater white matter hyperintensity than those with other forms of dementia. The amount of white matter hyperintensity was associated with the severity of FTD symptoms.
