Two undergraduate medicine students at University of Galway have led a major study examining how cardioprotective glucose-lowering therapies—medications that lower blood sugar and reduce the…
Experimental drug NU-9—a small molecule compound approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for clinical trials for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis…
A natural compound found in everyday fruits and vegetables may hold the key to protecting nerve cells—and it’s showing promise as a potential treatment for…
A new University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka study has found a link between our eye health and dementia.
Researchers have discovered that increased blood flow leads to stiffness in the hippocampus, a region of the brain that plays important roles in learning and…
Frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) is a neurodegenerative disease affecting the frontal and temporal lobes that regulate higher cognitive brain functions such as personality, behavior, and…
A vaccine to fight dementia? It turns out there may already be one—shots that prevent painful shingles also appear to protect aging brains.
Florida State University College of Medicine and University of Montpellier researchers found that older adults who were divorced or never married had a lower risk…
Alzheimer’s early detection tests using video games developed by Rutgers-Newark researchers may help spot the disease years before symptoms are noticeable and provide a noninvasive…
An innovative Edith Cowan University (ECU) research project is using the power of music and storytelling to support the well-being of older Italian migrants, including…