DALLAS: A major discovery linking Alzheimer’s to a natural process that “prunes” nerve connections in the brain has raised hopes of stopping the disease in its tracks.

Scientists demonstrated the mechanism in mice engineered to suffer Alzheimer’s-like symptoms, and used an antibody to block it. Read More »

NEW YORK: Alzheimer’s disease could be picked up decades before symptoms begin by checking for hardening of the arteries, according to new research.

A study of almost 2,000 people found brain damage linked with dementia can even occur in those still in their 40s if they Read More »

DALLAS: Serious and escalating depression in the elderly may almost double the likelihood of dementia, according to a study led by UC San Francisco, and could be an independent risk factor for cognitive decline, rather than just an early symptom of it.

While research from Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Nearly two-thirds of people aged 85 and over, and more than half of people aged 95 and over still die in hospital, new research has found.

It is the first study of its kind. Researchers found 62 per cent of older people still die Read More »