December 8, 2021 Viagra may be promising drug candidate in treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, study finds A study led by the Cleveland Clinic finds sildenafil, commonly known as Viagra, could help prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease.
December 2, 2021 1950s-themed senior centers are providing comfort for people with Alzheimer's One in nine people over the age of 65 have some form of Alzheimer’s, and the disease is only becoming more common, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. There’s no cure for Alzheimer’s, but some senior day care centers are using 1950’s nostalgia to bring comfort to those with the disease.
November 27, 2021 Christina Applegate shares inspiring message on 50th birthday after multiple sclerosis diagnosis Christina Applegate marked her birthday with a message to her fans months after revealing her multiple sclerosis diagnosis.
November 17, 2021 Drinking coffee, tea can lower the risk of dementia, stroke: researchers Can drinking coffee and tea lower the risk of dementia or stroke?
November 16, 2021 Alzheimer’s disease preventative nasal vaccine to be tested at Boston hospital Boston's Brigham and Women’s Hospital announced Tuesday that it would test a nasal vaccine for Alzheimer’s disease.
November 12, 2021 Alzheimer's disease may be detectable by key blood test, study finds A new blood test may identify more than 80% of people with increased likelihood of having amyloid in the brain, a protein that’s a risk factor for developing Alzheimer’s disease
November 10, 2021 Certain levels of sleep are important for maintaining cognitive function, study says In examining the relationship between sleep and cognitive function in preclinical and early symptomatic Alzheimer's disease, researchers found that sleeping for fewer than 4.5 hours and more than 6.5 hours per night is associated with cognitive decline.
November 9, 2021 Vegetable fats linked to lower stroke risks, reports say New research has found that diets with fat from vegetable sources instead of from meat are associated with a lower risk of stroke, according to reports.
November 2, 2021 Alzheimer’s: Study reveals how disease progresses in the brain New research has tracked the replication and spread of the protein tau for the first time. Aggregates of tau and the protein beta-amyloid are involved in the development of Alzheimer's disease.
October 29, 2021 Western diet tied to cognitive decline, neurodegeneration in mouse study Researchers announced earlier this month that they had found a link between a western diet and cognitive decline and neurodegeneration in a study using mice.