LOS ANGELES: A group of Korean scientists has successfully produced a research pig with symptoms related to dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.

Research into dementia and Alzheimer’s is still in its early stages, and this new development could be instrumental for future progress.

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WASHINGTON, D.C.: In a digital world where information is at your fingertips, be prepared to hold on tight before it slips right through them. Research at Cornell University and Beijing University finds retweeting or otherwise sharing information creates a “cognitive overload” that interferes with learning and Read More »

DALLAS: Symptoms of depression that steadily increase over time in older age could indicate early signs of dementia, scientists have said.

Other patterns of symptoms, such as chronic depression, appear not to be linked, a study found.

Dutch researchers looked at different ways depression in Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Earlier this month in Washington, D.C., 95 scientists from 23 companies, 19 academic institutions and the U.S. Food and Drug and European Medicines Agencies met with funders, advocates, patients, and caregivers for some frank conversations about frontotemporal dementia. This collection of disorders starts in Read More »