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Silent Vascular Disease Accompanies Cognitive Decline in Healthy Aging
November 8, 2010 — Older people who are leading active, healthy lifestyles often have silent vascular disease that can be seen on brain scans that affect their ability to think, according to a new ... > full story -
DHA Improves Memory and Cognitive Function in Older Adults, Study Suggests
November 8, 2010 — Taking docosahexaenoic acid may improve memory and learning in older adults with mild cognitive impairments. This is promising news for many aging Americans who are searching for options to maintain ... > full story -
Vulnerable Brain Region May Be Central to Progression of Alzheimer's Disease
November 3, 2010 — New research is helping to unravel the events that underlie the "spread" of Alzheimer's disease (AD) throughout the brain. The research follows disease progression from a vulnerable brain region that ... > full story -
DHA 'Fish Oil' Supplements Do Not Seem to Slow Cognitive, Functional Decline in Alzheimer's Disease
November 2, 2010 — Patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD) who received supplementation with the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid, believed to possibly reduce the risk of AD, did not experience a ... > full story -
Arthritis Drugs Could Help Prevent Memory Loss After Surgery, Study Suggests
November 1, 2010 — Anti-inflammatory drugs currently used to treat diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis may also help prevent cognitive problems after surgery, according to a new ... > full story -
B-Complex Vitamins May Help Slow Progression of Dementia
October 27, 2010 — Large doses of B-complex vitamins could reduce the rate of brain shrinkage by half in elderly people with memory problems and slow the progression of ... > full story -
Heavy Smoking in Midlife May Be Associated With Dementia in Later Years
October 25, 2010 — Heavy smoking in middle age appears to be associated with more than double the risk for Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia two decades later, according to a new ... > full story -
70-Year-Olds Smarter Than They Used to Be, Swedish Study Finds
October 22, 2010 — Today's 70-year-olds do far better in intelligence tests than their predecessors. It has also become more difficult to detect dementia in its early stages, though forgetfulness is still an early ... > full story -
Peripheral Induction of Alzheimer's-Like Brain Pathology in Mice
October 21, 2010 — Pathological protein deposits linked to Alzheimer's disease and cerebral amyloid angiopathy can be triggered not only by the administration of pathogenic misfolded protein fragments directly into the ... > full story -
Risk Markers for Alzheimer’s Disease
October 21, 2010 — Many proposed drugs for Alzheimer’s disease have been tested, but have not proved good enough. The reason could be because they have been tested on patients who have already developed dementia. ... > full story
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