Research Summaries

Dementia
Dementia
11/16/2017
While cognitive training is known to improve performance and function, its ability to reduce the risk of dementia is controversial. In a recent study, researchers examined which training methods most...
11/16/2017
Alzheimer disease
Alzheimer disease
11/10/2017
Approximately 5 million people in the United States have Alzheimer disease, and 30% to 80% of elderly individuals have obstructive sleep apnea. In a recent study, researchers assessed the potential...
11/10/2017
Alzheimer disease
Alzheimer disease
11/10/2017
Approximately 5 million people in the United States have Alzheimer disease, and 30% to 80% of elderly individuals have obstructive sleep apnea. In a recent study, researchers assessed the potential...
11/10/2017
Diagnosis
Diagnosis
09/06/2017
In a recent study, a team of researchers investigated the potential of a novel, inexpensive diagnostic tool that uses infrared light and blood plasma to diagnose and discriminate between different types of...
09/06/2017
Alzheimer disease
Alzheimer disease
08/29/2017
Long-standing belief has been that women with the APOE ε3/ε4 genotype have a higher risk of developing AD than men. In a recent study, researchers sought to determine how sex and APOE genotype affect the...
08/29/2017
Alzheimer disease
Alzheimer disease
07/31/2017
Previous research has shown that hypertension is associated with cerebrovascular disease and vascular dementia. However, less is known about the association between hypertension and Alzheimer disease.
07/31/2017
Alzheimer disease
Alzheimer disease
07/31/2017
Previous research has shown that hypertension is associated with cerebrovascular disease and vascular dementia. However, less is known about the association between hypertension and Alzheimer disease.
07/31/2017
Alzheimer disease
Alzheimer disease
07/27/2017
Frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer disease often have similar symptoms, and can be difficult to distinguish from one another. In a recent study, researchers investigated whether transcranial magnetic...
07/27/2017
Alzheimer disease
Alzheimer disease
07/27/2017
Frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer disease often have similar symptoms, and can be difficult to distinguish from one another. In a recent study, researchers investigated whether transcranial magnetic...
07/27/2017
Alzheimer disease
Alzheimer disease
07/21/2017
A recent study sought to determine whether there was an association between sleep-disordered breathing and cognitive function, and if this association was modified by the APOE-ε4 allele.
07/21/2017