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Analyzing Structural Brain Changes in Alzheimer's Disease
In a study that promises to
improve diagnosis and
monitoring of Alzheimer's
disease, scientists have
developed a fast and
accurate method for
... > full story
Scientists Find Molecular Trigger That Helps Prevent Aging and Disease
Researchers set out to
address a question that has
been challenging scientists
for years: How does dietary
restriction produce
... > full story
Alzheimer's: Destructive Amyloid-Beta Protein May Also Be Essential for Normal Brain Function
Scientists have found that
the amyloid-beta protein,
currently the target of
Alzheimer's drug research,
is essential for normal
... > full story
New Culprit for Viral Infections Among Elderly An Overactive Immune Response
Researchers have found that
exaggerated responses of the
immune system explain why
the elderly succumb to viral
infections more readily than ... > full story
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Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises Can Help Manage Urinary Incontinence In Older Women
November 24, 2009 — Researchers have found that a program of pelvic floor muscle exercises, combined with pelvic health education, can be an effective way to manage urinary incontinence in elderly ... > full story -
Polyphenols and Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Boost the Birth of New Neurons, Study Finds
November 24, 2009 — Researchers in Spain have confirmed that a diet rich in polyphenols and polyunsaturated fatty acids, patented as an LMN diet, helps boost the production of the brain's stem cells -- neurogenesis -- ... > full story -
Bladder Cancer Risks Increase Over Time for Smokers
November 23, 2009 — Risk of bladder cancer for smokers has increased since the mid-1990s, with a risk progressively increasing to a level five times higher among current smokers in New Hampshire than that among ... > full story -
Fat Around the Middle Increases the Risk of Dementia
November 23, 2009 — Women who store fat on their waist in middle age are more than twice as likely to develop dementia when they get older, reveals a new ... > full story -
Saliva Proteins Change as Women Age
November 21, 2009 — In a step toward using human saliva to tell whether those stiff joints, memory lapses, and other telltale signs of aging are normal or red flags for disease, scientists are describing how the protein ... > full story -
Surgery Not Linked to Memory Problems in Older Patients
November 19, 2009 — For years, it has been widely assumed that older adults may experience memory loss and other cognitive problems following surgery. But a new study questions that assumption. In the 575 patients they ... > full story -
New Neuroimaging Analysis Technique Identifies Impact of Alzheimer's Disease Gene in Healthy Brains
November 17, 2009 — Brain imaging can offer a window into risk for diseases such as Alzheimer's disease. A new study has demonstrated that genetic risk is expressed in the brains of even those who are healthy, but carry ... > full story -
Potential Treatment for Huntington's Disease
November 16, 2009 — Normal synaptic activity in nerve cells protects the brain from the misfolded proteins associated with Huntington's disease, researchers have discovered. They also found that the drug Memantine, ... > full story -
Exercise-Linked Ventricular Tachycardia Is Not a Risk to Healthy Older Adults
November 16, 2009 — Healthy, older adults free of heart disease need not fear that bouts of rapid, irregular heartbeats brought on by vigorous exercise might increase short- or long-term risk of dying or having a heart ... > full story -
Longevity Tied to Genes That Preserve Tips of Chromosomes
November 15, 2009 — Scientists have found a clear link between living to 100 and inheriting a hyperactive version of an enzyme that rebuilds telomeres -- the tip ends of ... > full story
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