MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Scientists have struggled for decades to come up with something that can successfully treat Alzheimer’s disease, with new drugs now showing their ability to clear the amyloid plaques that are a hallmark of the memory-robbing disease. But what if a vaccine could doContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Americans in ethnic and racial minority groups are underrepresented in Alzheimer’s research, a new study finds. Still, the review of U.S.-based Alzheimer’s disease brain imaging studies found the gap is closing. Compared with white patients, Hispanic Americans are nearly two times more likelyContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People who carry a gene that’s associated with Alzheimer’s disease may lose their sense of smell long before memory and thinking problems occur, a new study suggests. This early sign of potential dementia is not seen in people who don’t carry this gene,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, July 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Emergency rooms can be a frightening place for people suffering from dementia, yet each year 1.4 million Americans with Alzheimer’s or other dementias wind up in crowded, noisy ERs, a new study finds. Dementia is responsible for nearly 7% of all ER visitsContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many people turn to probiotics for their digestive woes, but a preliminary study suggests that what’s good for gut may also be good for the aging brain. The study involved older adults with mild cognitive impairment, where memory and other thinking skills areContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Breakthrough new drugs that clear amyloid beta plaques from the brain are shaking up the field of Alzheimer’s disease research. The fact that patients’ mental deterioration slows when they’re on anti-amyloid drugs is solid proof that abnormal amyloid proteins are one of theContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People looking to stay mentally sharp as they age might want to swap out margarine for olive oil, a preliminary study suggests. The study, of more than 90,000 U.S. health professionals, found that olive oil lovers were less likely to die of dementiaContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It’s difficult to fully predict who will develop Alzheimer’s disease in advance. Now, a new study suggests that certain markers in the blood may occur 10 to 20 years before the start of symptoms and could help doctors determine who is at highContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Most older adults think that screening for dementia is a good idea, according to a new poll on aging. But few actually take that step. Only about 20% of those aged 65 to 80 had a screening test in the past year toContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Researchers around the world are working to tease out the mechanisms behind Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Now, a new study points to so-called systemic inflammation. British researchers found that inflammation — activation of the body’s innate immune system — isContinue Reading