LearningRx1 Alzheimer's/Dementia | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 17

Tea may help boost connections in the brain

Oct 4, 2019 by

New research published in the journal Aging seems to support previous research that drinking tea is good for the brain. But unlike the previous studies on tea and cognitive and psychological measures, the scientists explored the effects of tea...

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Dementia types revealed in walking pattern

Oct 2, 2019 by

A new analysis of the walking patterns in people with two types of dementia has revealed identifiable gaits between those with Alzheimer’s and Lewy body dementia. The researchers found that people with Lewy body dementia often changed the length...

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New Alzheimer’s target treatment may save brain cells

Sep 30, 2019 by

A new study published in the journal Nature Neuroscience reports that scientists identified a potential new target to treat neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s. The researchers found the mechanism—which involves astrocytes and microglia—behind brain cell damage....

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Handgrip May Warn of Cognitive Impairment

Sep 27, 2019 by

A team of researchers from the University of Michigan School of Nursing has found that every 11-pound reduction in handgrip strength among adults over 50 correlates with a 10% greater chance for any cognitive impairment and an 18% greater...

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Blood Pressure Treatment May Keep Brain Healthy

Sep 11, 2019 by

Scientists from the Department of Diagnostic Medicine at the University of Texas at Austin have found that intensive blood pressure treatment in your 50s is linked to a lower chance of developing white matter lesions later in life....

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Daytime Sleepiness in Alzheimer’s Caused by Brain Cell Death...

Sep 5, 2019 by

People with Alzheimer’s often experience extreme daytime sleepiness and until recently, scientists weren’t sure why. But new research out of the University of California, San Francisco has found that major brain cell loss in the regions of the brain...

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Higher body mass later in live linked to faster brain aging

Aug 2, 2019 by

Scientists from the Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami in Florida have discovered a correlation between body mass index later in life and how quickly the cerebral cortex things out in older age....

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