Having a parent with Alzheimer’s disease has been known to raise a person’s risk of developing the disease, but new research suggests that having second- and third-degree relatives who have had Alzheimer’s may also increase risk.
Posted on 13 March 2019.
Having a parent with Alzheimer’s disease has been known to raise a person’s risk of developing the disease, but new research suggests that having second- and third-degree relatives who have had Alzheimer’s may also increase risk.
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Posted on 17 January 2019.
An experimental drug used to treat stroke may also prevent Alzheimer’s, research suggests.
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Posted on 20 December 2018.
After six months of exercise, study participants’ scores on thinking tests improved by the equivalent of reversing nearly nine years of aging.
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Posted on 26 September 2018.
As Hurricane Florence barreled toward her coastal community, Patty Younts grappled with a question: Where should a person with dementia go?
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Posted on 15 September 2018.
The finding adds to a growing body of evidence that poor quality sleep could encourage this form of dementia to develop.
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Posted on 11 August 2018.
For couples with decades of shared memories, a partner’s decline in the ability to communicate is frightening and frustrating.
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