Unlocking the Secrets of ‘Superagers’: 3 Insights Into Alzheimer’s Resilience
Age remains the chief predictor of Alzheimer’s, and as the world’s population skews older, dementia rates are rising: Globally, cases are expected to triple…
Age remains the chief predictor of Alzheimer’s, and as the world’s population skews older, dementia rates are rising: Globally, cases are expected to triple…
People in the oldest stage of life who regularly engage in aerobic activities and strength training exercises perform better on cognitive tests than those…
Age is the major risk factor for Alzheimer’s — approximately 10 percent of people over the age of 65 develop the disease. As cases…
Do you ever wake up some days and think, “When I was younger, I could survive on just four hours of sleep, but now…
Scientists examine the curious case of a woman with genes for early-onset Alzheimer’s who never developed the disease. In an autopsied brain, they found…
The setting could not have been less threatening. I was sitting in the press room on the last day of the Alzheimer’s Association International…
There are a lot of unanswered questions about Alzheimer’s, but one thing the Alzheimer’s community knows well is that getting older is the disease’s…
While there is no definitive way to prevent dementia, half of Americans are worried about developing dementia, and new research shows that certain lifestyle…
In the latest step toward development of potential treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, researchers have identified a rare gene mutation that seemingly prevented a Colombian…
Have you ever met someone in their 80s, or even 90s, who could recall facts faster than a Google search engine? Those people, according…
Ask Edith Smith, a proud 103-year-old, about her friends, and she’ll give you an earful. There’s Johnetta, 101, whom she’s known for 70 years…