WASHINGTON, D.C.: Medical professionals are much less likely to tell their patients of a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease than diagnoses of other chronic or incurable diseases such as cancer, often because of a reluctance to inflict emotional distress, a nonprofit’s annual report has found.

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AUSTIN: Discontinuing statin use in patients with late-stage cancer and other terminal illnesses may help improve patients’ quality of life without causing other adverse health effects, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and Duke University Read More »

JACKSONVILLE: The apolipoprotein E ε4 (APOE*ε4) allele is a well-established risk factor for cognitive decline, particularly among white individuals.

A recent study highlights factors associated with cognitive resilience in both black and white APOE*ε4 carriers. Despite racial differences in the frequency and impact of APOE*ε4, Read More »

CHICAGO: Having a strong sense of purpose in life may lower the likelihood of brain tissue damage in older adults, new research suggests.

Autopsies conducted among adults in their 80s revealed that those who felt their lives had meaning had far fewer “macroscopic infarcts” – Read More »