DALLAS: Alzheimer’s disease is actually made up of three different subtypes, a finding that could help in the development of more targeted research and treatment for the neurocognitive disorder.

The subtypes identified are: inflammatory, in which markers such as C-reactive protein and serum albumin to Read More »

SAN FRANCISCO: In a new study entitled “Human umbilical cord blood-derived monocytes improve cognitive deficits and reduce ß-amyloid pathology in PSAPP mice” an international team of scientists showed that infusion of human umbilical cord blood cells (HUCBCs) into a mice model of Alzheimer’s disease improves animals’ Read More »

DALLAS: Cancer, stroke and heart disease are well documented but not many are aware of the direct links between tobacco and the raised incidence of dementia in an aging population.

The fact that smoking kills is so deeply embedded in our political, social and cultural Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C.: A research lab is working on technology to develop mobile apps for the diagnosis of two very common brain disorders.

Their simple smartphone tool asks users to draw a rectangle 10 times, while accelerometers and sensors in their phone or their wearable track the Read More »