Insulin resistance may diminish myelin in the cerebellum, and APOE4 carriers may be particularly susceptible, researchers reported here.
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We spend a third of our lives asleep, yet many of us don't give sleep much thought until it goes wrong. If one bad night can have us longing for sleep for the whole next day, what might decades of poor sleep do to our health?
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The fact that obesity increases risk of cardiovascular disease and some cancers is well known. But a new Iowa State University study adds to the growing evidence that memory loss should also be a top concern.
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In a four-year study of newly menopausal women taking hormone therapy, mental sharpness did not get better or worse. Taking certain estrogens did seem to improve mood, though.
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For the first time, and to the astonishment of many of their colleagues, researchers created what they call Alzheimer's in a Dish--a petri dish with human brain cells that develop the telltale structures of Alzheimer's disease.
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Older adults who enjoy mentally stimulating games may have bigger brains and sharper thinking skills than their peers, new research suggests.
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A national study of an experimental drug that could slow or stop the onset of Alzheimer's disease in people at risk is recruiting participants in Madison.
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In one of the most ambitious attempts yet to thwart Alzheimer's disease, a major study got underway Monday to see if an experimental drug can protect healthy seniors whose brains harbor silent signs that they're at risk.
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Caloric restriction (CR) without malnutrition increases longevity and delays the onset of age-associated disorders in short-lived species, from unicellular organisms to laboratory mice and rats.
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Dr. Ozioma Okonkwo, an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, will begin a two-year project to study the effects of aerobic exercise on the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease after receiving a research grant from the Alzheimer’s Association.
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