News tagged with cognitive deterioration


Uncontrolled hypertension could bring increased risk for Alzheimer's disease

A study in the JAMA Neurology (formerly the Archives of Neurology) suggests that controlling or preventing risk factors such as hypertension earlier in life may limit or delay the brain changes associated with Alzheimer's d ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Mar 18, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Aerobic exercise boosts brain power

The physical benefits of regular exercise and remaining physically active, especially as we age, are well documented. However, it appears that it is not only the body which benefits from exercise, but the mind too. The evidence ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Controlling vascular disease may be key to reducing prevalence of Alzheimer's disease

Over the last 15 years, researchers have found a significant association between vascular diseases such as hypertension, atherosclerosis, diabetes type 2, hyperlipidemia, and heart disease and an increased risk of Alzheimer's ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Nov 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research identifies new therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease

Research led by Chu Chen, PhD, Associate Professor of Neuroscience at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has identified an enzyme called Monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) as a new therapeutic target to treat or prevent ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Nov 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Drug shows promise in animal model of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's with dementia

New research presented in October at the 6th Neurodegenerative Conditions Research and Development Conference in San Francisco demonstrates the role of the investigational compound IRX4204 in alleviating cognitive decline ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Oct 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chewing ability linked to reduced dementia risk

Can you bite into an apple? If so, you are more likely to maintain mental abilities, according to new research from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Oct 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study links delirium and long-term cognitive decline in Alzheimer's patients

Patients with Alzheimer's disease who suffered episodes of delirium while hospitalized had a sharply increased rate of mental decline for up to five years after being hospitalized compared to those who did not have any such ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Aug 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Poor sleep may age your brain

(HealthDay) -- Evidence is building that poor sleep patterns may do more than make you cranky: The amount and quality of shuteye you get could be linked to mental deterioration and Alzheimer's disease, four ...

Health created Jul 16, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (12) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Two proteins offer a 'clearer' way to treat Huntington's disease

In a paper published in the July 11 online issue of Science Translational Medicine, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified two key regulatory proteins critic ...

Neuroscience created Jul 11, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Tai Chi increases brain size, benefits cognition in randomized controlled trial of Chinese elderly

Scientists from the University of South Florida and Fudan University in Shanghai found increases in brain volume and improvements on tests of memory and thinking in Chinese seniors who practiced Tai Chi three times a week, ...

Health created Jun 19, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Biosynthetic grape-derived compound prevents progression of Alzheimer's disease in mice

Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers have succeeded in developing a biosynthetic polyphenol that improves cognitive function in mice with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The findings, published in a recent issue of the Journal of ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created May 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Asian breast cancer survivors suffer cognitive impairments associated with chemotherapy

A recent study by National University of Singapore (NUS) researchers revealed that Asian breast cancer patients who had received or were undergoing chemotherapy treatment showed symptoms of "chemobrain", in which they encounter ...

Cancer created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Radiation-induced damage to brain tissue reversed by oxygen starvation in mice

Treating brain tumors with whole brain radiation therapy can damage healthy brain tissue, but a new study in mice reveals that limiting the oxygen supply, or hypoxia, can alleviate some of the cognitive impairment caused ...

Other created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0