An intellectually active lifestyle may help protect against neurodegeneration, delaying symptoms and loss of the brain’s gray matter, which is…
Articles by Patricia Inacio, PhD
Brain nerve cells of Alzheimer’s disease patients can produce thousands of variants of the APP gene, which codes for…
Personalized music interventions may help enhance joy and social interaction among people with dementia who attend adult day health centers,…
Specific genes linked to an increased risk for cardiovascular disease also increase the risk for Alzheimer’s disease, according to…
Roughly 20 percent of Alzheimer’s disease patients in Finland combine sleeping pills (benzodiazepines) with strong painkillers (opioids), a practice that…
Alector’s candidate immune system-targeting therapy for Alzheimer’s disease, called AL002, will be evaluated for safety and tolerability in a…
People with dementia, including those with Alzheimer’s disease, often are also living with one or more other chronic diseases  that…
Chronic, low-level inflammation enhances the risk of Alzheimer’s disease among ApoE4 gene carriers, the major genetic risk factor for the late-onset…
Neuralstem’s stem cell therapy for Alzheimer’s disease was found to improve cognition and lessen the load of amyloid-beta plaques…
A dietary supplement made with components of foods such as broccoli and peppers plus fish oil may help slow the…