How New Alzheimer’s Drugs Are Changing the Game
What’s the difference between treating Alzheimer’s symptoms and modifying the disease? Despite decades of research, the underlying cause of Alzheimer’s continues to evade scientists….
What’s the difference between treating Alzheimer’s symptoms and modifying the disease? Despite decades of research, the underlying cause of Alzheimer’s continues to evade scientists….
Dr. E. Wesley Ely discusses the frequency with which intensive care unit survivors go on to experience symptoms of brain dysfunction and dementia, mental…
Experts estimate that roughly one in five older adults experience physical pain that lasts for three or more months. This persistent pain (a term…
Beta-amyloid plaques are a hallmark of Alzheimer’s, but researchers have long been puzzled about why these plaques can also be found in the brains…
As part of an online conference hosted by the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, Associate Professor of Medicine at New York University’s (NYU) Long Island…
You may have read about it in the New York Post: “Scientists pinpoint personality traits that increase risk of Alzheimer’s.” A recent study published in…
Analyzing large databases of human data, scientists identified a “water pill” called bumetanide, which reduced the risk of developing Alzheimer’s for people with a…
After sustaining a concussion, one question that’s often top of mind for patients and families is whether screen time is permitted. Erring on the…
New wearable tech is being designed to detect depression with more than twice the accuracy of your average human psychiatrist — and prompt users…
Early-onset dementia — sometimes referred to as young-onset — has long been a puzzle for doctors, scientists, and researchers alike. Initial symptoms of the…
Megan, a 36-year-old special education teacher in Pennsylvania, felt honored to care for two of her grandparents who were living with Alzheimer’s. But over…
Alzheimer’s is a complex disease, and studies that follow participants over extended periods of time can gather troves of data on the progression of…
University of Montreal neuropsychology PhD student Émilie Delage, University of Quebec at Montreal professor of psychology and neuropsychology Isabelle Rouleau and University of Montreal…
Bad news arrived recently for the constantly caffeinated: Researchers recently found evidence that drinking more than six cups of coffee a day could shrink…
IMAGE: Photobiomodulation tabletop device Beacon40 by neurotechnology company Bright Could flickering lights have brain health benefits? Research around experimental therapies involving external stimuli —…