Study examines association between small-vessel disease, Alzheimer pathology
Cerebral small-vessel disease (SVD) and Alzheimer disease (AD) pathology appear to be associated.
May 12, 2014
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Cerebral small-vessel disease (SVD) and Alzheimer disease (AD) pathology appear to be associated.
May 12, 2014
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Physical activity in midlife seems to protect from dementia in old age, according to a study carried out at the University of Eastern Finland. Those who engaged in physical activity at least twice a week had a lower risk ...
Apr 9, 2014
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Alzheimer's disease is a degenerative disorder affecting between 50 percent and 70 percent of all dementia sufferers. As neurons are killed slowly yet progressively, sufferers experience memory loss and confusion, which worsens ...
Nov 22, 2013
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Weekly telephone contact with a nurse substantially reduced hospital re-admissions for high-risk patients, according to results of a University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health study.
Dec 7, 2012
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A group of experts has developed consensus recommendations for future research directions to determine why nearly two-thirds of Americans with Alzheimer's disease (AD) are women. The recommendations are published in a Roundtable ...
Sep 5, 2012
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The most common kind of chronically irregular heartbeat, known as atrial fibrillation, is associated with a greater risk of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease. This discovery by scientists at Group Health Research Institute ...
Aug 8, 2011
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