December 8, 2021 Viagra may be promising drug candidate in treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, study finds A study led by the Cleveland Clinic finds sildenafil, commonly known as Viagra, could help prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease.
December 2, 2021 1950s-themed senior centers are providing comfort for people with Alzheimer's One in nine people over the age of 65 have some form of Alzheimer’s, and the disease is only becoming more common, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. There’s no cure for Alzheimer’s, but some senior day care centers are using 1950’s nostalgia to bring comfort to those with the disease.
November 16, 2021 Alzheimer’s disease preventative nasal vaccine to be tested at Boston hospital Boston's Brigham and Women’s Hospital announced Tuesday that it would test a nasal vaccine for Alzheimer’s disease.
November 12, 2021 Alzheimer's disease may be detectable by key blood test, study finds A new blood test may identify more than 80% of people with increased likelihood of having amyloid in the brain, a protein that’s a risk factor for developing Alzheimer’s disease
November 10, 2021 Certain levels of sleep are important for maintaining cognitive function, study says In examining the relationship between sleep and cognitive function in preclinical and early symptomatic Alzheimer's disease, researchers found that sleeping for fewer than 4.5 hours and more than 6.5 hours per night is associated with cognitive decline.
November 2, 2021 Alzheimer’s: Study reveals how disease progresses in the brain New research has tracked the replication and spread of the protein tau for the first time. Aggregates of tau and the protein beta-amyloid are involved in the development of Alzheimer's disease.
October 29, 2021 Western diet tied to cognitive decline, neurodegeneration in mouse study Researchers announced earlier this month that they had found a link between a western diet and cognitive decline and neurodegeneration in a study using mice.
October 13, 2021 Dementia signs are in the blood, researchers say Researchers have reportedly found warning signs in the blood that could indicate impending dementia.
September 9, 2021 Alzheimer’s disease and sleep: Could 7 to 8 hours lower the risk? Sleep is key in the healthy aging process, with disruptions linked to outcomes like greater risk of depression, cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease. But how much sleep is ideal as older adults progress into late life?
August 31, 2021 Antibody drug cuts moderate Alzheimer’s decline, Swiss biotech cautions over results A Phase 2 trial involving an investigational monoclonal antibody drug, semorinemab, targeting the tau protein, reduced cognitive decline among adults with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease by about 44%, Swiss biotech AC Immune announced Tuesday.
