Degenerative brain condition symptoms seen in retired football players...
Neurologists looked at the brains of 14 retired NFL players and found that they all had a “fingerprint” characteristic of chronic traumatic encephalopathy....
read moreSocializing and arts and crafts in middle and old age may protect against cognitive decline...
New research from the Mayo Clinic has found that artistic activities in particular reduced the risk of MCI by 73%....
read moreMore evidence that Alzheimer’s may be an autoimmune disease...
Scientists have discovered higher levels of an antibody that works against the lipid ceramide, which is increased in Alzheimer’s....
read moreEpilepsy drug restore memory and function in early Alzheimer’s...
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have discovered that a particular epilepsy drug reverses a condition in the elderly who are at high risk for dementia due to Alzheimer’s....
read moreEven young brains can accumulate Alzheimer’s protein
Researchers at Northwestern University have found that amyloid can start accumulating in our brains as young as 20....
read moreMore evidence exercise may protect older brains from damage
A new study out of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago found that the most physically active seniors had no reduction in movement abilities despite MRIs showing high levels of age-related brain damage....
read moreDepression and diabetes predict dementia risk in people with MCI...
Among people with mild cognitive impairment, those with diabetes are 65% more likely to progress to dementia and those with depression and other psychiatric symptoms have more than twice the likelihood of developing it....
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