LOS ANGELES: Their study offers the potential that targeting this specific defect with drugs “may rejuvenate or rescue this pathway,” says the study’s lead investigator, Guojun Bu, a neuroscientist at Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville.

“This defect is likely not the sole contributor to development of Alzheimer’s disease, Read More »

CHICAGO: An Indiana University and Regenstrief Institute study is the first to report significantly decreased incidence rates over two decades for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias in African-Americans. The study is also the first to show that the incidence rate of these conditions in Africans Read More »

DALLAS: A diet rich in green leafy vegetables, beans, berries, wholegrains and wine can help to slow normal brain aging and cognitive decline, researchers said.

Cognitive decline is a normal part of aging but a study by scientists at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago Read More »

BOSTON: Swedish researchers have uncovered a direct link between polluted air and dementia.

People who live in homes exposed more heavily to pollution run a 40 percent greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia than those who live in areas with cleaner air, Read More »