A bigger belly increases your risk of dementia because fat cells trigger brain-damaging inflammation, finds study People with a higher
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Newly characterized molecule offers possibilities for novel Alzheimer’s treatments
Alzheimer’s disease is an increasingly prevalent, neurodegenerative condition that erodes memory and other cognitive functions. Treatments for this complex disease
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Dementia: Both too much and too little alcohol may raise risk
As the world population grows increasingly older, more and more people are at risk of developing dementia. In fact, according
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The big picture: Mouse memory cells are about experience, not place
When it comes to memory, it’s more than just “location, location, location.” New research suggests that the brain doesn’t store
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Both long term abstinence and heavy drinking may increase dementia risk
People who abstain from alcohol or consume more than 14 units a week during middle age (midlife) are at increased
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A new machine learning model to isolate the effects of age in predicting dementia
Researchers at Toronto-based company WinterLight Labs have recently devised a machine learning method of predicting dementia that prioritizes particular variables
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Feel lightheaded when standing up? You may have a greater risk of dementia
People who feel faint, dizzy or lightheaded when standing up may be experiencing a sudden drop in blood pressure called
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Common painkillers triple harmful side effects in dementia
Researchers from the University of Exeter, King’s College London and the University of Bergen are presenting two studies at the
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Majority of older adults with probable dementia are likely unaware they have it, study suggests
A Johns Hopkins Medicine analysis of information gathered for an ongoing and federally sponsored study of aging and disability adds
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New development in 3D super-resolution imaging gives insight on Alzheimer’s disease
Recent studies show that 40 percent of Americans over the age of 85 have Alzheimer’s disease, and that the disease
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