A national trial that looked at whether brain stimulation could restore memory had a surprise finding. Deep brain stimulation brought back vivid memories temporarily.
Technology can be used to support the caregivers of people living with dementia, however, developers and designers need to take caregiver needs into consideration.
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Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia. Despite all efforts, no treatments have been found yet. To increase the odds, we need to rethink our approach and try to better understand it.
Many older people and their families worry about a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Alzheimer’s is one of the most dreaded and difficult diseases, and it has been notoriously difficult to diagnose. Could that change in the coming years with the advent of new blood tests?
Eating healthy foods doesn’t just improve our physical health. It can benefit our mental health, too.
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Many chronic diseases increase our risk of Alzheimer’s disease. This link between our bodies and our brains means certain healthy choices could protect our cognitive function.
Some previous research suggests people living in rural areas may be at a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. But these results tell a different story.
People with Alzheimer’s disease have lower rates of type 2 diabetes than the general population.
Older people often take many supplements, including ones purported to help with brain health. A recent study says the supplements do not work.
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With fear of a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s a constant concern for many seniors, they turn to supplements. A recent study suggests they’d be better off keeping their money.
In most cases, scientists are still unsure of what causes Alzheimer’s disease.
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After the failure of multiple drug trials the outlook for an Alzheimer’s drug is bleak. This shouldn’t be a surprise. We don’t know the cause or even how to diagnose the disease.
Not all drug development needs to start from scratch. Sometimes researchers discover that a drug developed for one disease can be used for another. Here a cancer drug may show promise for dementia.
As people age, their sense of smell can decline.
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Our ability to smell is a function of the brain, so it makes sense that an impaired sense of smell can point to cognitive decline. The good news is training our noses may be effective.
Signals from inside the brain can reveal what’s happening in nerve cells.
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Many pieces leading to Alzheimer’s disease have been identified. To put the pieces together, one scholar argues that the government should launch a Manhattan Project-scale effort to find a cure.
We were the first to make the connection between P. gingivalis and fully diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease. While evidence of a link is growing, it must be interpreted in context.
If you engage in cognitively stimulating activities in midlife, such as reading and playing games, you can reduce dementia risk by about 26 per cent, according to research.
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Research is revealing many ways in which we can reduce our dementia risks – from eating a Mediterranean diet and exercising, to playing games and studying for degrees.
Understanding how and where memory functions in the brain can lead to discoveries in treating memory disorders.
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