Alzheimer’s disease progresses in stages. In stage 1, there are no symptoms, but imaging scans may show brain changes. By stage 5, the effect on a person’s mental and physical health can be ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Investigators have discovered how brain cells responsible for working memory -- the type required to remember a phone number long enough to dial it -- coordinate intentional ...
Sundowning is a group of symptoms that many people with dementia get in the late afternoon and early evening. It includes confusion, trouble sleeping, anxiety, wandering, and hallucinations.
The term “type 3 diabetes” is used in research, but it’s not a medical diagnosis. Insulin resistance and poorly controlled blood sugar are thought to be involved in the development of ...
A major Alzheimer's breakthrough may have been made as new vaccine is being trialled which could 'transform' lives, scientists have said. People who have the early stages of the condition could be ...
When I turned 60, my primary-care physician said something profound: “There is no reason for someone to wake up in this day and age and find that they have advanced colon cancer.” It was a ...
Scientists insist that early diagnosis of dementia – by watching out for subtle symptoms – is key Credit: E+ It’s well known that memory loss and confusion are one of the early signs and ...
Familial Alzheimer’s disease can be transferred via bone marrow transplant, researchers show March 28 in the journal Stem Cell Reports. When the team transplanted bone marrow stem cells from ...
Over a decade of editorial experience across a number of publications and more than 60 countries visited have given Dylan Pearl a wealth of travel knowledge, and the tools to effectively ...
At the beginning of March, the FDA delayed approval of another Alzheimer’s drug, an anti-amyloid called donanemab. Credit: Shutterstock In the past few years pharmaceutical companies have developed a ...
A revolutionary jab, which is designed to remove toxic proteins from the brain before they cause the damage leading to the most common form of dementia, is undergoing trials on patients in the ...