HOUSTON: Scientists have found a new way to treat dementia by sending electrical impulses to specific areas of the brain to enhance the growth of new brain cells.

Known as deep brain stimulation, it is a therapeutic procedure that is already used in some parts Read More »

LOS ANGELES: New data suggest the successful development of a reliable, universal, standardized protocol that captures the changes that occur in the structure of the brain known as the hippocampus.

Liana Apostolova said during an interview, “We have now validated a standardized protocol that is Read More »

LOS ANGELES: Researchers have developed a standard way of measuring certain parts of the brain that can help detect Alzheimer’s at a very early stage.

Cognitive testing is one way doctors chart how well a patient is doing, but it’s not definitive. Another way to Read More »

DENVER: A new sensory room has been opened.

The facility is designed to help patients with dementia.

It provides gentle stimulation for sight, sound, touch and smell.

Hospital director Rebecca Perrin said research showed that sensory rooms

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