U.S. health secretary Xavier Becerra on Monday ordered Medicare to reassess a big premium increase facing millions of seniors this year, attributed in large part…
(HealthDay)—Following a months-long and unprecedented review, Medicare officials expect to announce within the next couple of weeks whether the program will cover the controversial Alzheimer’s…
When elderly people stay active, their brains have more of a class of proteins that enhances the connections between neurons to maintain healthy cognition, a…
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurological disease that causes impairments in memory and cognition. AD is believed to result from the deposition of protein…
The number of adults (aged 40 years and older) living with dementia worldwide is expected to nearly triple, from an estimated 57 million in 2019…
One in six Norwegians over 80 is affected by Alzheimer’s disease. Numbers are even higher worldwide, and there is still no cure available.
A study from the University of Houston College of Pharmacy, published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, has evaluated the risk of overactive bladder…
An international team led by Case Western Reserve University’s School of Medicine has made a significant breakthrough in understanding why Alzheimer’s disease progresses so rapidly…
In preclinical studies, Mayo Clinic scientists and collaborators have identified the molecular mechanism used by the brain’s “cleaners” as they remove a problematic protein in…
In the central nervous system, microglial cells play critical roles in development, aging, brain homeostasis, and pathology. Recent studies have shown variation in the gene-expression…