For the first time, scientists have found that individuals in Nigeria are experiencing neurological manifestations of long COVID—called neuro-long COVID—such as brain fog, mild cognitive impairment, fatigue, sleep problems, ...
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Bilingualism has long been known to have cognitive benefits for older adults. Research shows it helps delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease by up to five years compared to monolingual adults. This is one of several lifestyle ...
Oct 22, 2024
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Older adults with mild cognitive impairment showed greater resistance to brain blood flow compared to those without cognitive impediments. The first-of-its-kind study is published in the Journal of Applied Physiology.
Oct 22, 2024
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Within Tibetan medicine, the medicinal herb Terminalia chebula (T. chebula) is well-known for its extensive therapeutic properties. Its usefulness against bacteria, viruses, oxidation, inflammation, glycemia, and tumors has ...
Medicare could save up to 74% of the money lost from discarded Alzheimer's drug lecanemab by the simple introduction of a new vial size that would reduce the amount of unused medication that is thrown away, new research suggests.
Oct 14, 2024
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New research is more closely linking obesity to dementia. Higher levels of leptin, a hormone that helps maintain normal body weight, is associated with better signal-transmitting brain white matter in middle-aged adults, ...
Sep 18, 2024
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The failure to diagnose Alzheimer's disease—the most common form of dementia in the elderly—at an early stage of molecular pathology is considered a major reason that treatments fail in clinical trials. Previous research ...
Sep 18, 2024
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University of Oklahoma researchers have recently published a study showing that several measurements of the brain, including blood flow and the brain's ability to compensate for the lack of it, are better predictors of mild ...
Sep 17, 2024
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A team of epidemiologists at the First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, in China, has shown experimental evidence of an inverse relationship between incidences of Alzheimer's disease and colorectal cancer.
Research using participants from one of Australia's largest and longest running studies of aging has looked at the impact of mild cognitive impairment and dementia on a person's ability to interact in social contexts.
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