Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Rosacea linked to a slightly increased risk of dementia

A new study has uncovered an increased risk of dementia—in particular Alzheimer's disease—in patients with rosacea. Importantly, the risk was highest in older patients and in patients where rosacea was diagnosed by a ...

Neuroscience

Speaking two languages benefits the aging brain

New research reveals that bilingualism has a positive effect on cognition later in life. Findings published in Annals of Neurology, a journal of the American Neurological Association and Child Neurology Society, show that ...

Neuroscience

Stroke declines dramatically, still higher in Mexican Americans

A new study reports that the incidence of ischemic stroke—the most common type of stroke, caused by a clot in the blood vessels of the brain—among non-Hispanic Whites and Mexican Americans over age 60 has declined over ...

Neuroscience

Common MS drugs taken together do not reduce relapse risk

A recent clinical trial found that interferonβ-1a (INF) and glatiramer acetate (GA), two of the most commonly prescribed drugs for multiple sclerosis (MS), provide no additional clinical benefit when taken together. While ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Researchers stop neuromyelitis optica attacks with new therapy

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a new therapy for patients with neuromyelitis optica that appears to stop inflammation of the eye nerves and spinal cord. NMO is a debilitating central nervous system disorder that ...

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