HOUSTON: Middle age couch potatoes are in danger of shrinking their brains, warns new research.

The study suggests that people with poor levels of physical fitness in their thirties and forties may be linked to a smaller brain size 20 years later.

Study author Doctor Read More »

PHILADELPHIA: One drug, an anti-cancer agent called bexarotene, has already been shown to prevent early brain changes linked to the disease in laboratory tests.

Scientists are in the process of identifying others that might be more effective.

The drugs have been dubbed “neurostatins” because they Read More »

PHOENIX: A new project carried out by Plymouth University, the first of its kind, is to consider the impact of dementia on farming businesses and rural communities.

“Farming, Dementia and Networks of Care” is the first project of its kind to focus specifically on farming Read More »

MIAMI: Eating fish once a week could protect against the onset of dementia, new research suggests.

Post mortems on almost 300 pensioners found those who regularly ate seafood had healthier brains when they died.

Dr Ondine van de Rest, of Wageningen University in Holland, said: Read More »