11 Foods Experts Say Can Boost Your Brain Health And Help Prevent Dementia
by Broccoli contains sulforaphane, which has been linked to reduced inflammation and improved brain health. Chris Stein via Getty Images Most people know what foods to …
Tag: Alzheimer’s disease
What links aging and disease? A growing body of research says it’s a faulty metabolism
Aging is a biological process that no one can avoid. Ideally, getting old should be the time to relax and enjoy the fruits of your …
Can a planet-friendly diet reduce your risk of dying from disease?
A diet that promotes plant-based protein now has a more humane argument for helping the environment: It could reduce your risk of dying from some …
A subset of Alzheimer’s cases can be caused by two copies of a single gene, new research shows
WASHINGTON (AP) – For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic form of late-life Alzheimer’s disease – in people who inherit two copies of …
Genes known to increase the risk of Alzheimer’s may be an inherited form of the disorder, researchers say
Alzheimer’s disease can be inherited more often than previously known, according to a new study that paints a clearer picture of a gene that has …
A subset of Alzheimer’s cases can be caused by two copies of a single gene, new research shows
WASHINGTON (AP) – For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic form of late-life Alzheimer’s disease – in people who inherit two copies of …
Despite her advancing Alzheimer’s, the woman I love is still there
A young Lorraine and Hugh in Timaru, New Zealand, in 1972 My wife Lorraine can no longer walk or talk and is doubly incontinent. She …
Scientists embark on a ‘moonshot’ project that maps the human brain in the hope of fighting disease
For many other researchers, creating a map of the 86 billion neurons, or nerve cells, that make up the brain would be considered an almost …
What you need to know about the spread of Alzheimer’s between people
A UCL study revealed that five children treated with growth hormone injections went on to develop Alzheimer’s early on – Getty The story was one …
Human growth hormone from cadavers linked to Alzheimer’s in five rare cases, study finds
Five patients in the UK have developed Alzheimer’s disease that appears to be the result of contaminated injections they received as children decades ago, according …