Alzheimer’s News

Rat Study Shows How Brain Rewires Itself After Injury

May 18th, 2013
Rat Study Shows Brain Rewires Itself After Injury When the brain's primary learning center is damaged, new neural circuits arise to compensate for the lost function, a ...

Mice Study Finds Cancer Drug May Work on Common Brain Diseases

May 13th, 2013
Mice Study finds Cancer Drug May Prevent Common Brain Diseases A new study suggests low doses of a leukemia drug may provide a new treatment strategy for neurodegenerative diseases. Georgetown University Medical ...

Memory Problems in Seniors Tied to Changing Way Events are Perceived

May 10th, 2013
Memory Problems in Seniors Tied to Changing Way Events are Perceived Forgetfulness as we get older may be due to the changing way we perceive events as we age, according to ...

Depression Linked to Later Vascular Dementia, Alzheimer’s

May 4th, 2013
Depression Linked to Later Vascular Dementia, Alzheimer'sA new study reveals that depression is associated with the later development of Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia -- a condition caused by blocked or reduced blood flow ...

Is Risk of Dementia Going Down?

April 22nd, 2013
Is Risk of Dementia Going Down?A surprising new Swedish study suggests the risk of developing dementia may have declined over the past 20 years. That conclusion is based on improving cardiovascular detection and prevention ...

Puzzles May Be Best Way to Slow Cognitive Decline in Seniors

April 16th, 2013
Puzzles May Be Best Way to Slow Cognitive Decline in Seniors]A new review of over 30 randomized research trials finds limited evidence that drugs, herbal products or vitamin supplements ...

New Method to Identify Cognitive Decline Earlier Shows Promise

April 7th, 2013
New Method to Identify Cognitive Decline Earlier Shows Promise  Researchers at the University of California-Los Angeles have paired a brain-imaging tool and stroke risk assessment to identify signs of cognitive decline early ...

Study Finds Dementia Care Costs Among Highest of All Diseases

April 6th, 2013
Study Finds Dementia Care Costs Among Highest of All Diseases  The costs of caring for people with dementia in the U.S. rival those for heart disease and cancer, ...

Cardiac Risk Factors Influence Memory Loss

April 2nd, 2013
Cardiac Risk Factors Influence Memory Loss A new study finds risk factors for heart disease and stroke are an effective method to predict future declines in cognitive abilities, or memory and thinking. Researchers were surprised ...

Acting Out Dreams Linked to Development of Dementia

March 24th, 2013
Acting Out Dreams Linked to Development of Dementia  The strongest predictor of whether someone is developing dementia with Lewy bodies -- the second most common form of dementia in the elderly ...