Poor balance may be signal higher dementia risk in oldest adults...
A new study found a link between dementia risk and poor performance on a standing balance test and a four-meter walking test....
read moreTraining the Brain: Beyond Vision Therapy
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the ThinkRx cognitive training program. Sixty-one children (ages 6–18) were given pretest and post-test assessments using seven batteries from the Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Cognitive Abilities and Tests of...
read moreAlzheimer’s gene’s side effects can be seen during child brain development...
A new study indicates that the effects of the AD gene apolipoprotein E (APOE) may be detected before the age of 20. In addition, children with certain genotypes have lower memory and thinking skills....
read moreCinnamon may make better learners
Researchers found that mice who are “poor learners” improve their learning ability after eating cinnamon. The cinnamon actually reversed poor memory and learning by altering the proteins associated with poor learning....
read moreAlzheimer’s vaccine could be tested in humans in 3-5 years
Scientists in the U.S. and Australia have created a formula that targets the proteins that play a role in both the development and the progression of Alzheimer’s. The vaccine generates antibodies that attack tau proteins and beta-amyloid proteins....
read morePhase III trial of Alzheimer’s drug offers hope to patients...
Scientists have completed the first phase III clinical trial of a drug that targets a tau, the hallmark protein of Alzheimer’s the forms twisted fibers and neuron death....
read moreClinical pilates can improve cognitive skills in MS patients
Researchers in Turkey studied how pilates improved not only physical issues in patients with multiple sclerosis, but also their cognitive skills....
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