Vitamin D deficiencies linked to cognitive impairment in older adults...
A new study from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center supports previous evidence that Vitamin D deficiencies are linked to cognitive impairment in older adults....
read moreApathy in elderly could be sign of shrinking brain
A new study funded by the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Aging found that an elderly person’s apathy (but not depression) could be a sign of a shrinking brain....
read moreLaughing improves short-term memory in older adults
A new study indicates that laughing makes your brain work better:...
read moreExercise boosts size of hippocampus
Regular aerobic exercise boosts the size of the hippocampus, the part of the brain dealing with verbal memory and learning, in women whose intellectual capacity has been affected by aging....
read moreProtein in Alzheimer’s-related memory loss identified
Although it’s been known for awhile that a protein called Neuroligin-1 (NLGN1) is involved in forming memories, new researcher links it to amyloid-associated memory loss....
read moreAlzheimer’s risk for older adults is declining
With Alzheimer’s in the news so often, it’s hard to believe that we’re less likely to experience Alzheimer’s and dementia than we were 20 years ago. In addition, it appears that those who do, may be developing it later...
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