HOUSTON: Metformin, a drug taken by many with diabetes, may have much greater potential beyond controlling blood sugar, some experts say.

Metformin may influence fundamental aging factors that underlie many age-related conditions, including cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer’s, says Nir Barzilai, MD, director of the Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C.: A new study has suggested that stress may just be a contributor as far as mild cognitive impairment which may lead to Alzheimer’s disease in older people.

This study has been published in the Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders journal which claims older people Read More »

CHICAGO: Banner Alzheimer’s Institute (BAI) announced the launch of GeneMatch, a first-of-its-kind program designed to identify a large group of people interested in volunteering for Alzheimer’s research studies based in part on their APOE genetic information. GeneMatch, now open to nationwide enrolment, is a key Read More »

LOS ANGELES: When you take an SSRI or mood stabiliser, you encounter plenty of people who say they, too, think they could benefit from something like that but they never would because we don’t yet know what the end results could be. What if, in old Read More »