A study has found that squirting insulin up the noses of patients with Alzheimer’s may improve their memory. The unlikely results showed that patients who received the treatments for at least four months showed improvements in memory tests that they were administered. In the tests, they were asked to recall the last two months. Previously, [...]
Depression Linked to Dementia and Alzheimer – According to a recent report, there is a connection between depression and dementia. While researchers have long speculated that there could be a link between the two, recent research has backed up these claims. The findings were published in the journal Neurology. The study included over 1,000 people [...]
A surprising study of elderly people suggests that those who see themselves as self-disciplined, organized achievers have a lower risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease than people who are less conscientious. A purposeful personality may somehow protect the brain, perhaps by increasing neural connections that can act as a reserve against mental decline, said study co-author [...]
*scans of a normal brain (L) and a brain with Alzheimer’s disease* More than five million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, a 10 percent increase from the last official tally five years ago, and a number expected to more than triple by 2050, absent a cure, as the 85-and-over population soars and the baby boomers move [...]
