Some drug developers have put stock in the cholinergic hypothesis, developing a type of medication known as cholinesterase inhibitors. While Alzheimer’s still has no…
How can we differentiate between “normal” aging and mild cognitive impairment, the condition associated with early stages of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s? Aging can bring…
It was a night in early September in Northern California, wildfires were raging, and Linda Trevino, administrator of Country Crest Post-Acute in Oroville, and…
By examining the health records of more than four million older adults on Medicare, the researchers will study whether prescribing drugs such as cholinesterase…
Researchers discovered that oxytocin, a hormone known for its role in love, lust and labor, may protect brain cells against the ravages of Alzheimer’s….
While women are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s than men, accounting for two-thirds of the 5.8 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s, the two sexes…
For an older adult in long-term care, a fall can trigger a domino effect of problems that hasten the end of one’s life. Every…
The toxic accumulation of four abnormal proteins in the brain is such a harbinger of cognitive decline, one researcher has taken to calling them…
The public health repercussions of contracting COVID-19 have been front-and-center for months. Beyond the disease’s physical effects, researchers say that its psychological toll may…
Here’s what researchers know and don’t know about COVID-19’s neurological manifestations. “If someone has weakness in their left arm, and they don’t use their…
People with dementia often suffer from mental health conditions, symptoms that can lead to serious consequences. These neuropsychiatric disorders can make it more difficult…
While SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is best known for infecting the respiratory system, a growing body of evidence shows that hospitalized COVID-19…
Almost 30 years ago, a small faction of Alzheimer’s researchers proposed the infectious theory of Alzheimer’s — the idea that viruses or bacteria may…
More than 5.5 million people in the United States live with Alzheimer’s — one in every ten people over the age of 65. Knowing…
The longstanding “amyloid hypothesis” suggests that Alzheimer’s hallmark beta-amyloid plaques and smaller clumps of beta-amyloid oligomers — proteins highly toxic to brain cells — can…