Expert opinion from Alex T. Thomas MD · 40 years of experience · USA Some ways to minimize the risk of Alzheimer's include: 1 ...
This article was produced in partnership with the Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative by Scientific American Custom Media, a division separate from the magazine’s board of editors. Scientists are ...
Alzheimer's affects the lives of millions of people worldwide, but scientists are now starting to understand what causes the cruel disease and how to avoid it. Researchers today discovered almost ...
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurologic disorder that causes memory loss and other cognitive decline due to brain cell degeneration. It’s the most common cause of dementia – a clinical ...
A string of studies have suggested that dementia can be delayed or prevented altogether A team of ageing experts, sleep scientists and psychologists at Monash University in Melbourne, are ...
Oral hygiene habits have been drilled into us from an early age – we must brush our teeth twice a day, and ideally floss. The given reasons (everything from avoiding stinky breath to the threat ...
Studies have long shown that if you carry two copies of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) 4 gene, your chances of developing Alzheimer’s disease are much higher. Now, researchers say in a new study ...
For the documentary “The Last Alzheimer’s Patient”, Dr. Sanjay Gupta underwent intensive testing of his own body and brain to ...
A new study determined that people working in mentally stimulating occupations are less likely to develop mild cognitive impairment and dementia in the later years of their lives. The review was ...
Researchers have found evidence suggesting that lifestyle factors may play a pivotal role in mitigating the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, even among individuals carrying the ApoE4 gene variant For ...
Charity Diabetes UK says that 1 in 10 people over 40 have type 2 diabetes, a number that has doubled in the last two decades. The research suggests that by 2030, around 5.5 million people will be ...