A new study suggests that even low levels of physical activity could protect the brain from Alzheimer’s disease—but not in the way scientists expected.
Few moments are more heartbreaking for families of Alzheimer’s disease patients than when a loved one no longer recognizes them. New research from the University…
A study from the Institute of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM) at Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, has found that the consumption…
People with signs of damage to their heart during middle age are more likely to develop dementia in later life, according to a new study…
A study from Houston Methodist sheds light on how Alzheimer’s disease may contribute to larger health issues by hijacking the body’s ability to regulate its…
Weight gain, especially at the waist, is common during the perimenopause and postmenopause period. Such gain, along with declining estrogen levels that are common after…
Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases are the two most common neurodegenerative disorders, affecting millions of people worldwide. Published in the Journal of Neuroscience, new research from…
In Alzheimer’s disease—the leading cause of dementia—microglia, the brain’s immune defenders, can act as both protectors and aggressors, shaping how the disease progresses.
Cambridge researchers have discovered why living in a disadvantaged neighborhood may be linked to an increase in an individual’s risk of dementia.
The survival rates of people with early onset dementia—diagnosed before the age of 65—vary considerably by clinical type, but sex, age, family history and co-existing…