PHOENIX: Being overweight cuts the risk of dementia, according to the largest and most precise investigation into the relationship.

The researchers admit they were surprised by the findings, which run contrary to current health advice.

The analysis of nearly two million people showed underweight people Read More »

SALT LAKE CITY: An automobile association has recently been involved in a series of studies aimed at determining the effects of cognitive, or mental, distraction on motorists. The first study to occur examined how certain tasks can affect drivers’ abilities to focus on the roads. Read More »

MADISON: Mothers of kids with disabilities might be more forgetful as they age than other mothers, according to a new study that suggests the stresses of parenting a disabled child wear on mothers’ minds over time.

Fathers of disabled children did not differ from fathers Read More »

NEW YORK: Decreasing aggregates of amyloid beta peptide (Aβ) is the most common strategy for treating Alzheimer’s disease. One treatment that is undergoing phase 3 clinical trials is beta site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1) inhibitors, which are predicted to decrease the production Read More »