Tag: Alzheimer’s disease
Air pollution may contribute to Alzheimer’s and dementia risk – here’s...
Jiu-Chiuan Chen, University of Southern California
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia. It slowly destroys memory, thinking and behaviors, and eventually the...
Low blood pressure could be a culprit in dementia, studies suggest
Kenneth McLeod, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Decline in brain function often occurs as people age. People often worry that declining brain function...
Blood tests for Alzheimer’s: Two experts on why new studies are...
Todd Golde, University of Florida and Steven DeKosky, University of Florida
Many people who have problems with their memory, especially if they are elderly, worry...
Supplements for brain health show no benefit – a neurologist explains...
Steven DeKosky, University of Florida
Americans and others around the world have turned increasingly to dietary supplements in order to maintain or preserve their brain...
An unexpected pathway to treating neurodegenerative diseases
Kenneth S. Kosik, University of California, Santa Barbara
Scientific success stories can sometimes occur when therapies being studied for one disease can be used to...
Myths and unknowns about chess and the contenders for the World...
Alexey W. Root, University of Texas at Dallas
If Fabiano Caruana wins the World Chess Championship match against champion Magnus Carlsen this month, he will...
Improving the lives of those with dementia – by using memories...
Michael Ego, University of Connecticut
Dementia can be caused by a number of diseases, but the most common is Alzheimer’s, which affects 5.7 million people...
Researchers find pathological signs of Alzheimer’s in dolphins, whose brains are...
Maria Carolina Gallego-Iradi, University of Florida and David Borchelt, University of Florida
A team of scientists in the United Kingdom and the U.S. recently reported...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
