By Rich Haridy June 21, 2022 New research hypothesizes narrowing blood vessels in the brain plays a role in the cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer’s disease Depositphotos Following yet another failed clinical trial testing a novel drug designed to break up the aggregations of toxic proteins thought to be the cause of Alzheimer’s disease, a...
by Brigham and Women’s Hospital Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Daytime napping is common among older adults. The longitudinal relationship between daytime napping and cognitive aging, however, is unknown. A new cohort study by investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital found a bidirectional link between the two: excessive daytime napping predicted an increased future risk of...
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY MINNEAPOLIS – Keeping your brain active in old age has always been a smart idea, but a new study suggests that reading, writing letters, and playing card games or puzzles in later life may delay the onset of Alzheimer’s dementia by up to five years. The research is published in the...
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE A gene known for helping facilitate communication between neurons in the nervous system has been discovered to be connected with Alzheimer’s dementia and cognitive decline, according to a national research team led by The Jackson Laboratory and University of Maine. Catherine Kaczorowski, associate professor and Evnin family chair in Alzheimer’s research at The Jackson Laboratory (JAX),...
