BOSTON: Scientists are feverishly working towards discovering a cure for Alzheimer’s disease, and perhaps a viable option has been right under our noses this whole time: mefenamic acid, a drug commonly used for period pain.

The researchers in a new study say that nearly everybody Read More »

SAN FRANCISCO: Synapses are the power junctions that allow living creatures to function. Popularly associated with learning and memory, they play a more fundamental role in our existence by regulating everything from breathing, sleeping and waking and other bodily functions.

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CHICAGO: Scientists say that they have discovered a possible explanation for how Alzheimer’s disease spreads in the brain.

Alzheimer’s is linked to a buildup of protein plaques and tangles that spread across particular tissues in the brain as the disease progresses. But while the pattern Read More »

DALLAS: According to new research, a specific “dementia gene” related to Alzheimer’s disease can have a visible impact on the brains of children as young as 3-years-old, and can indicate to doctors the likelihood of the children in question suffering from Alzheimer’s in the future. Read More »