SAN FRANCISCO: Bexarotene may be able to prevent dementia in the future.

“Millions could be offered wonder drug to prevent Alzheimer’s before symptoms appear,” is the overhyped headline.

The “wonder drug” in question, bexarotene, has only been tested in worms as part of this latest Alzheimer’s Read More »

PHOENIX: The rate of dementia among Americans age 65 and older appears to be on the decline, even though more men and women are living longer, a USC-led team of researchers has found.

Also in their analysis, the researchers found that the length of life Read More »

DALLAS: Researchers say they have preliminary evidence that drug therapy may be able to delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.

The team from the UK, Sweden and the Netherlands have shown in preclinical studies that a drug called bexarotene seems to work as a ‘neurostatin’, Read More »

HOUSTON: Hearing loss contributes to dementia and mental decline, according to new medical research by a doctor who plans to begin the first clinical trial to study whether hearing aids could prevent or mitigate brain decline.

Physician Frank Lin said the prevalence of hearing loss Read More »