Many patients stop taking medication for high cholesterol because they are afraid it may have negative side effects. But the observed association between risk of…
With increased age comes the increased risk to develop cancer or dementia. Both conditions share similar risk factors such as hypertension and diabetes. Many cancer…
Neurophysiological techniques (e.g., electroencephalography, EEG, transcranial magnetic stimulation, TMS) allow an informed investigation of the brain overexcitability underpinning the typical difficulty of maintaining a stable…
The discovery of how to shift damaged brain cells from a diseased state into a healthy one presents a potential new path to treating Alzheimer’s…
Leisure activities, such as reading a book, doing yoga and spending time with family and friends may help lower the risk of dementia, according to…
Structural or functional abnormalities within the heart’s left atrium, with or without symptoms, may increase a person’s risk of developing dementia later in life by…
A new collection of research papers from Northwestern University and collaborating institutions sets out priority areas to provide better emergency care for people living with…
Atopic eczema is associated with a small but increased risk for incident dementia, according to a study published in the August issue of the Journal…
Research led by Drs. Yuhai Zhao and Walter J Lukiw at the LSU Health New Orleans Neuroscience Center and the Departments of Cell Biology and…
Using proteomics and other advanced tools of molecular biology, an international team of researchers led by a group from Karolinska Institutet have found a novel…