Alzheimer's Disease

Dementia refers to a group of symptoms that affect memory, thinking, and social skills severely enough to interfere with daily functioning. We look into the most common risk factors for dementia.

A new study reveals that physical exercise plays a critical role in preventing the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. In fact, the study suggests that one in seven cases of Alzheimer’s could be avoided if inactive people boosted their physical activity. The study, which was carried out by the Ontario Brain Institute and involved an examination […]

A new study by researchers at the Rush University Medical center in Chicago finds that the signs of Alzheimer’s disease may be visible nearly two decades before an official diagnosis. The study, which involved more than 2,000 people whose average age was 73, was led by Dr. Kumar Rajan. Participants, all of whom were either […]

Julianne Moore certainly earned her Golden Globe, SAG and Academy Award nominations for her heart-wrenching portrayal of Alice Howland, a woman diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s at the age of 50 in the blockbuster Still Alice. The film follows Alice’s mental decline while educating the general public on a very rare form of the condition that […]

Health researchers believe they may have found an important cause of Alzheimer’s Disease. The hope is that such a discovery will help medical professionals develop new and more effective methods for treating the devastating illness. Researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, recently identified a defect in a brain signaling pathway that they believe […]

Health researchers have discovered a new way of detecting Alzheimer’s Disease. According to these experts, early detection can start by a patient’s ability to recognize familiar smells. That’s the finding of Harvard researchers who recently presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Harvard researchers studied 215 health participants by asking […]