Apathy 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 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 moreDown syndrome increases risk of Alzheimer’s after 40
In addition, those with Down syndrome who have higher motor skill coordination and better learning and memory skills had healthier frontal white matter connections than their peers with Down syndrome who had decreased skills....
read moreInverse link between cancer and Alzheimer’s
A 2013 study found that people with Alzheimer’s were half as likely to develop cancer, and that cancer patients were 35 percent less likely to develop Alzheimer’s. It supports a 2009 study that found the two are less likely...
read moreAlzheimer’s now a top cause of death
A new study indicates that Alzheimer’s may contribute to almost as many deaths as heart disease and cancer, despite currently being listed as the sixth leading cause of death....
read moreHealthiest diets at age 50 mean 90 percent lower dementia risk later...
New research found that people who at the healthiest diet at the average age of 50 had an almost 90 percent lower risk of dementia when measured 14 years later, compared to those with whose diet was the least...
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