A new research project is studying brain diseases in mice by changing their blood to a fluorescent hue, making it easier to observe how the blood flow interacts with the brain in certain instances. This new research comes out … [Read more...]
How Waste in Brain Cells Impacts Quality of Life
Recently, a team of researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine found that rejuvenating immune cells in the brain of mice help those mice to more efficiently clear out toxic waste from their brains. This was true even … [Read more...]
How Prevalent is Dementia?
According to a recent estimate, dementia might be far more prevalent than what we originally thought. This survey indicated that one in ten people over the age of 65 might be impacted by some form of dementia. Additionally, … [Read more...]
Is It Possible to Fight Alzheimer’s Disease?
A new study highlights the future of dementia treatment, and provides a rather optimistic outlook. The newly published study states that brain cells might possibly be able to relearn how to clean plaque from the brain, one of … [Read more...]
Is There a Link Between Being a Family Caregiver and Depression?
A new study indicates that there is a strong connection between those that provide care to an elderly family member and experiencing persistent symptoms of depression. The research, conducted by the University of Eastern … [Read more...]
Blood Pressure and Mental Decline
A new study reveals that there may be a link between high blood pressure and mental decline. The research, coming out of the University of Michigan, indicates that those who suffer from high blood pressure as they continue to … [Read more...]
What is Alzheimer’s Disease?
Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disease that impacts cognitive functioning. It involves the accumulation of amyloid plaque within the brain that ultimately causes brain cells to die. Memory is typically one of the first things that is … [Read more...]
How Repeated Infections May Impact Cognitive Health
Recently, a study found that there is a connection between repeated infections that require hospital treatment and the risk of the development of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. This study was conducted by the Karolinska … [Read more...]
A Link Between COVID and Alzheimer’s?
One of the concerns when the COVID-19 pandemic first began was that no one knew what the long term repercussions of the disease would be. As time separates us from the start of the pandemic over two years ago now, we are starting to see … [Read more...]
What is Huntington’s Disease?
Huntington’s disease is a brain disease, progressive in nature. It usually will start manifesting in visible symptoms between the ages of 30 and 50, but sometimes it happens younger or older. Once symptoms begin, they continue to get worse … [Read more...]
Dementia and the Healthy Brain
Researchers have known for quite some time that tau proteins play an important part in the development of Alzheimer’s disease. As Alzheimer’s spreads, the brain becomes less and less capable of clearing tau proteins from the brain, … [Read more...]
Why Your Lifestyle Matters
We all know that there are certain things about our lifestyle that can lead to either positive or negative health outcomes later on in life. For example, smoking cigarettes is something that we all know is bad for us. Smoking increases the … [Read more...]
