Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, causes memory and thinking problems, as well as behavioral changes in older adults. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65748-alzheimers-disease.html
Tag: Alzheimer’s Disease
Why Pfizer Ignored Data Suggesting Their Drug Could Affect Alzheimer’s
In a controversial pharmaceutical story, this week the Washington Post reported “that Pfizer had evidence that [their drug] Enbrel could be useful in Alzheimer’s disease, and didn’t do anything with it,” according to a blog post from Science magazine: This came from an analysis of insurance claim data: a set of about 127,000 patients with an Alzheimer’s diagnosis and a set…
Is Our Reliance on GPS Shrinking Our Brains?
“Neuroscientists can now see that brain behavior changes when people rely on turn-by-turn directions,” says science writer M.R. O’Connor, citing a study of personal GPS devices co-authored by Kent-based cognitive neuroscience researcher Amir-Homayoun Javadi: What isn’t known is the effect of GPS use on hippocampal function when employed daily over long periods of time. Javadi said the conclusions he draws from…
A Newly Recognized Brain Disorder Can Mimic Alzheimer’s. Here’s How It’s Different.
Researchers are officially defining a new brain disorder that mimics Alzheimer’s disease. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65360-new-brain-disease-late.html
The Diagnosis Is Alzheimer’s. But That’s Probably Not the Only Problem.
Most people with dementia have a number of brain abnormalities, not just Alzheimer’s disease. The finding is forcing scientists to rethink the search for treatments. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/health/alzheimers-dementia-stroke.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
One Day There May Be a Drug to Turbocharge Your Brain. Who Should Get It?
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/02/health/klotho-brain-enhancement-dementia-alzheimers.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Personal Health: Brain Booster in a Bottle? Don’t Bother
To support brain health as you age, start with the same foods that can help to keep your heart healthy. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/01/well/live/brain-booster-in-a-bottle-dont-bother.html?partner=rss&emc=rss