High blood pressure may be bigger dementia risk for women
Even after accounting for other risk factors, a new study found that hypertension was associated with a higher risk of dementia in women than in men....
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Traffic-related pollution linked to dementia risk
A new study on rodents has found that exposure to traffic-related air pollution accelerated Alzheimer’s disease characteristics in subjects who express the risk gene and in wild-type rats....
read moreBrain changes from TBI similar to Alzheimer’s
A team at the University of Southern California found that brain changes in people with Alzheimer’s and in those with mild TBIs have significant similarities....
read moreDraining brain’s debris enhances Alzheimer’s therapies in mice...
New findings published in the journal “Nature” indicate that improving the function of the brain’s drainage network can improve the effectiveness of Alzheimer’s therapies in mice....
read moreLeak in blood-brain barrier may be cause of poor memory
Researchers looked at 150 articles about the blood-brain barrier and found that it leaks as we age and we lose cells called pericytes....
read moreNew drug prevents hallmark of Alzheimer’s in animals
A new study in the “Journal of Experimental Medicine” reports that scientists have identified a new drug that can inhibit the development of plaques in the brains of animals....
read moreThe 13 factors that shape brain health
The American Heart Association has outlined a list of 13 crucial factors that affect the maintenance of cognitive abilities....
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