Brain game may reduce risk of Alzheimer’s and other dementias
A 20-year study found a brain game that boosts speed and splits attention helped prevent Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
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Lifelong Learning Linked to 5-Year Delay in Alzheimer’s Onset
Lifelong learning can delay Alzheimer's by 5 years. New research explores the link between mental activity and dementia risk.
Decades-old FDA-approved drug can slow progression of Alzheimer’s
Scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding how Alzheimer’s disease develops, and a decades-old drug could be the key to stopping the condition in its tracks. It is well established that ...
Study reveals "speed training" the brain could delay dementia onset by years
Speed training your brain could help delay developing dementia by years, according to a recent National Institutes of Health ...
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Cognitive speed training shows potential to delay dementia for two decades
Adults age 65 and older who completed five to six weeks of cognitive speed training - in this case, speed of processing training, which helps people quickly find visual information on a computer ...
Alzheimer's disease discovery: Cold Spring Harbor research with key protein improves memory in mice with symptoms
The research found that mice with Alzheimer's disease symptoms improved when a certain brain protein was suppressed.
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A new drug could stop Alzheimer’s before memory loss begins
New research suggests Alzheimer’s may start far earlier than previously thought, driven by a hidden toxic protein in the brain. Scientists found that an experimental drug, NU-9, blocks this early ...
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Turning back the clock on Alzheimer’s? New research shows the brain may be able to heal itself
A new study found that fixing energy balance in the brain reversed symptoms of advanced Alzheimer’s in mice. Researchers used a drug (P7C3-A20) to restore levels of NAD+, a crucial molecule for cell ...