Could an aspirin a day keep the Alzheimer’s away? If only it were that simple. And yet, new research suggests that there does seem to be some hope that aspirin, one of the most widely used medications in the world, may help to treat some aspects of this devastating brain disease. Scientists have discovered that aspirin works…
Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor — the first woman appointed to the U.S. high court — announced that she had been diagnosed with dementia. “Some time ago, doctors diagnosed me with the beginning stages of dementia, probably Alzheimer’s disease,” O’Conner wrote in a public letter dated today (Oct. 23). Alzheimer’s disease is a form…
Last week, headlines reverberated across the internet with seemingly groundbreaking news: Scientists had found a cause — and with it, a possible cure — of Alzheimer’s disease. The culprit, the reports said, was the bacterium that causes gum disease. But have scientists really solved one of the 21st century’s biggest medical mysteries? Experts tell Live Science that caution…
A dose of anesthesia could take the edge off emotional memories, a new small study suggests. People who were immediately sedated after remembering an emotional story had fuzzier memories of the emotional portions of the story 24 hours later, according to the study, published today (March 20) in the journal Science Advances. Researchers previously disrupted memories…
Researchers are officially defining a new brain disorder that mimics Alzheimer’s disease, giving the condition a name and diagnostic criteria, according to a new report. The disorder will be known as LATE, which stands for limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy, the report said. LATE has only recently been recognized as a type of dementia, and this is…
Fuzzy memories can be frustrating, whether you’re at the grocery store trying to recall if you finished the last bit of milk or in court giving eye-witness testimony. Now, a new study finds that zapping the brain might boost that memory. After receiving stimulation in a certain part of the brain, study participants were 15.4%…
Alzheimer’s disease is an incurable brain disorder that causes plaques to grow around nerve cells, destroying them.(Image: © Shutterstock) Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive brain disorder that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior in older adults. The disorder affects an estimated 5.7 million Americans, and is the fifth-leading cause of death in people ages 65 and…
Alzheimer’s disease is a neurological disorder in which the death of brain cells causes memory loss and cognitive decline. It is the most common type of dementia, accounting for 60 to 80 percent of cases of dementia in the United States. In 2013, 6.8 million people in the U.S. had been diagnosed with dementia. Of these, 5 million had a…
Alzheimer’s disease is one of the scariest prospects many of us face as we age. Here’s how to recognize the symptoms and differentiate them from normal signs of aging. What is Alzheimer’s disease? Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, a brain disorder that impacts daily living through memory loss and cognitive changes. Although not…
Alzheimer’s disease is a neurological disorder in which the death of brain cells causes memory loss and cognitive decline. It is the most common type of dementia, accounting for 60 to 80 percent of cases of dementia in the United States. In 2013, 6.8 million people in the U.S. had been diagnosed with dementia. Of these, 5 million had a…