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The research paves the way for drugs that may successfully treat Alzheimers disease in humans. (Photo: Pixabay)

Alzheimer's disease reversed in mice

Loss of BACE1 also improved the learning and memory of mice with Alzheimer's disease.

15 Feb 2018 6:33 PM IST

The study suggests that the lower the fitness level, the faster the deterioration of vital nerve fibres in the brain. (Photo: Pixabay)

Exercise may lower Alzheimer's risk

The study adds to a growing body of evidence pointing to the benefits of exercising regularly.

15 Feb 2018 2:01 PM IST

A previous study estimated that about 1.4 million adults are living with congenital heart defects in the US. (Photo: Pixabay)

Childhood heart defects may up early dementia risk: study

With improved newborn and childhood treatments, more people born with heart defects survive into adulthood.

13 Feb 2018 4:23 PM IST

Dementia primarily afflicts older people and is marked by memory loss and an inability to perform tasks. (Photo: Pixabay)

Positive attitude towards ageing works wonders

The study examined whether culture-based age beliefs influence the risk of developing dementia among older people.

8 Feb 2018 5:49 PM IST

The new study looked at the impact of both acute and chronic alcohol exposure. (Photo: Pixabay)

Low doses of alcohol good for brain: study

Animals that were exposed to low levels of alcohol consumption, actually showed less inflammation in the brain.

3 Feb 2018 12:44 PM IST

The blood test measures a specific peptide to inform if a patient has the very earliest stages of Alzheimers. (Photo: Pixabay)

New blood test accurately detects Alzheimer's in advance

Progress in developing new therapeutic strategies for Alzheimer's disease has been disappointingly slow.

1 Feb 2018 2:19 PM IST

The deep brain stimulation (DBS) implant is similar to a cardiac pacemaker device. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study shows traumatic brain injuries increase later dementia risk

People who experienced moderate, severe, repeated TBIs are at greatest risk, and overall, odds of dementia diagnosis...

1 Feb 2018 8:38 AM IST

Laws requiring doctors to report dementia patients and get their licenses revoked didnt appear to influence the proportion of crashes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Music calls up Alzheimer-free regions of brain

People with dementia are confronted by a world that is unfamiliar to them, which causes disorientation and anxiety.

30 April 2018 6:04 PM IST

Laws requiring doctors to report dementia patients and get their licenses revoked didnt appear to influence the proportion of crashes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Fewer dementia patients die after surgery when nurses more educated

Patients and families may want to go to hospitals where more nurses have college degrees.

28 April 2018 5:23 PM IST

An official looks at a van that plowed into a group of people on a Los Angeles sidewalk. A witness to the crash told The Associated Press the van jumped a curb and careened into a group of people eating outside The Fish Spot restaurant in the citys Mid-Wilshire neighborhood. The cause of the crash is under investigation. (Photo: AP)

Study finds link between cognitive function and crash risk

They also assessed the link between changes in cognitive function over time and later risks of crashes.

26 April 2018 4:20 PM IST

It could be that these medications are being prescribed for very early symptoms indicating the onset of dementia. (Photo: Pixabay)

Some antidepressants may be linked to dementia: study

Anticholinergic drugs block certain nerve impulses to reduce spasms of the bladder muscles.

26 April 2018 3:36 PM IST

Potentially inappropriate or unnecessary medications included sleeping tablets, pain drugs, depression drugs and acid reflux drugs. (Photo: Pixabay)

Dementia patients likely to take unnecessary medicines: study

These medications are typically recommended for short term use but are commonly used long term by people with dementia.

22 April 2018 2:19 PM IST