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More and more people are shifting their technological focus to smartphones, what with a wide and ever-increasing variety of downloadable apps that all aim to make life just a little bit easier. When it comes to health-related apps, app developers are now beginning to integrate the latest advancements…

Amid the rapidly changing political climate surrounding medical marijuana, researchers at University of South Florida (USF) found that low levels of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a compound in marijuana, have the potential to slow or halt Alzheimer’s disease progression. Extremely low doses of THC were shown to reduce the production of…

Those interested in following recent news and research about older adults may already be familiar with Seniors Guide, an online source which has recently begun to include published pieces on a number of pressing geriatric mental health issues such as Alzheimer’s Disease, dementia,…

A major new study by an international team of scientists anchored at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has revealed that brain networks break down similarly in both rare, inherited forms of Alzheimer’s disease, and in much more common uninherited versions of the disorder. In both…

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia that progressively deteriorates a person’s memory, cognition, and behavior, until accomplishing activities of daily living (ADLs) becomes difficult. Despite decades of intensive research, no one has yet to find a cure for Alzheimer’s. What are currently available are medications…

Playing certain types of computer games can be an effective alternative for treating elderly people diagnosed with depression whose symptoms exhibit resistance to conventional treatments, a new study showed. The study, titled “Neuroplasticity-based computerized cognitive remediation for treatment-resistant geriatric depression” and published in the journal…

Although obese individuals are at a 35% higher risk for Alzheimer’s disease than healthy-weight individuals, it might be possible to reduce the risk by losing weight through bariatric surgery. “Changes in Brain After Bariactric Surgery,” published in Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism…

Scientists from the VIB Center for the Biology of Disease, KU Leuven identified the molecules responsible for the neurodegenerative process in the human brain by analyzing the nerve tissue of zebrafish embryos, a study that is expected to advance knowledge about the regulation of stem cells and further insights into Alzheimer’s…

The Alzheimer’s Prevention Registry recently enrolled the 40,000th volunteer to take part in a major study on Alzheimer’s disease that will be conducted by Banner Alzheimer’s Institute (BAI) in collaboration with other organizations and scientists. The online gateway’s main purpose is to accelerate research by connecting healthy people who are committed to…

Even though Alzheimer’s disease is typically only diagnosed in the elderly population, the disease is already present in the brain long before symptoms become visible. Researchers at University of Stanford believe they have found a few promising signs that indicate the early presence of the disease in patients as a result of observing the development…