Research led in part by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) finds that the most common cerebral…
Scientists have discovered a new piece of the puzzle in understanding why some people are more susceptible to Alzheimer’s disease. The research has been published…
Primary care providers often are the first to identify and evaluate patients with neurocognitive disorders such as mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s and dementia.
Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive, neurodegenerative disorder that is the leading cause of dementia, and it involves cognitive decline, memory loss, and ultimately the inability…
Women who have their ovaries removed before menopause, particularly before the age of 40, have reduced white matter integrity in multiple regions of the brain…
A scientific story that began with a discovery in just one extraordinary patient is now panning out. In 2019, an international team that included researchers…
A new study suggests that certain drugs commonly used to treat enlarged prostate may also decrease the risk for dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). This…
A statistical tool designed to analyze 11 characteristics of postmortem brains reliably diagnosed a common neurodegenerative disease known as essential tremor (ET), a study led…
Neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Parkinson’s disease (PD) are highly debilitating medical conditions arising from a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Studies…
Recent studies have shown a strong link between hearing loss and cognitive decline, with severe hearing loss increasing the risk of cognitive decline by up…