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A new study out of the University of Irvine here in California indicates that there might be more to Alzheimer’s disease than what researchers first believed. The toxic buildup of amyloid proteins in the brain has long been seen as the … [Read more...]
Would life be better or worse if we could know a few years ahead of time that someone was going to develop Alzheimer’s disease? For the most part, senior care would be a lot better. Doctors and other members of the treatment team could … [Read more...]
An article recently published in Cell Metabolism outlines an exciting new discovery in the field of Alzheimer’s research. The main takeaway of this article is that it might be possible to help restore some memory functioning early on once … [Read more...]
A research team out of Trinity College in Dublin has pinpointed a new method for treating traumatic brain injury that focuses on targeting immune cells and “resetting” them so that they are no longer as active as they once were. This might … [Read more...]
Researchers have long noted similarities between Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease. The most notable of these similarities is that both of these diseases are degenerative neurological diseases. Over time, cognitive ability and … [Read more...]
A recently published study points to the idea that there might be a link between where you live and the likelihood that you will develop Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia. Shockingly, this report didn’t look for things like … [Read more...]
Alzheimer’s disease is a chronic degenerative disease. There’s no cure for it and the symptoms of the disease continue to grow over time, causing cognitive decline and loss of motor functioning. Eventually, the person with Alzheimer’s … [Read more...]
There has been another step forward in the understanding of what Alzheimer’s disease is and how it impacts people. Although we are still a long way away from a cure for this form of dementia, scientists are learning more about the disease, … [Read more...]
Researchers based at the University of Dundee recently announced that they have found a way to tag and track certain proteins within the brain by looking at a sugar molecule called O-GlcNAc. Not much is understood about the molecule or its … [Read more...]
Many professional sports have been forever tarnished because of performance enhancing drugs and doping. Baseball, track and field, cycling, and many others have seen star athletes have greatness taken away from them because the public found … [Read more...]
The number one goal of senior care is to help the elderly live better, safer lives. There are always factors that can make this difficult, though. One of the biggest factors that leads to a loss of independence in the senior population is … [Read more...]
Cognitive decline is a scary term, mostly because it is associated with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. And although these can be frightening things to experience when a family member is going through them, cognitive … [Read more...]
