A nationwide September study revealed that many Americans lack the understanding of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, even though Alzheimer’s is one of the leading causes…
A new review of 44 years worth of data from Sweden found that women with more years of fertility had two thirds higher risk…
While researchers have long known that exercise — including walking — can boost mental health, a new study shows that older adults who stay attuned…
The cognitive health of adults aged 50 or older has traditionally improved from one generation to another. American Baby Boomers mark the first reversal…
At the National Alzheimer’s Summit, experts stressed that it is possible for people to reduce their risk of developing dementia by making certain lifestyle…
This is off of the Mayo Clinic so anyone can get it, but essentially the first noticeable symptom was short term memory loss. Grant,…
The principal investigator of the larger project is Dr. Subhash Pandey in the Department of Psychiatry at U.I.C. The overall goal of that project…
There hasn’t been great success with medication on reducing a stress response. I think antidepressants are helpful for depression but not necessarily a stress…
Sometimes, in a different context or appraisal situation, stress is beneficial by helping the brain deal with the stressors that come along. We’ve had…
There are questionnaires, which probably work as good as, if not better than, medical tests. The medical tests only examine cortisol in the blood,…
When I say microbiota, these are the bacteria, viruses, fungi and all the critters that live in our gastrointestinal tract and everywhere: in the…
Even before that happens, many people who believe they are at risk will go to their family doctor or a memory specialist to let…
What we know already is remarkable, compared to 10 years before, in neuroscience, clinical neuroscience and Alzheimer’s disease. There have been a lot of…
Whether you need antidepressants or not is a topic that should be discussed with your medical professional. There are also many medications available depending…
In our study, we wanted to see if we could predict how fast our brain ages or how fast our cognitive function can decline…