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Older men and women who had the highest levels of cardiovascular health were at less risk of developing dementia than…

Having a thick middle, high blood pressure and other risk factors for heart disease may increase your risk of Alzheimer’s…

Nutrition scientists continue to extol the virtues of a Mediterranean diet, the traditional diet from Italy, Greece and other countries…

In the largest study of its kind to date, a team of American researchers has identified four new genes that…

By Jennifer Sellers You’ve probably had the flu at least once in your life. You likely remember the aches, pains,…

By: www.ALZinfo.org About $1 billion is spent each year on medicines like Aricept, Razadyne, Exelon, and Namenda. These drugs are…

By Toby Bilanow With over 5.3 million Americans currently suffering from Alzheimer’s, an effective treatment is needed more than ever. …

Researchers are continuing to uncover various genes that may play a role in the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. The findings…

By Dr. Barry Reisberg Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a characteristic process with readily identifiable clinical stages. These clinical stages exist…

Antioxidants, those cell-protecting nutrients found in foods and dietary supplements and also produced naturally in the body, have been studied…

Vitamin D, the so-called “sunshine vitamin” long linked to healthy bones, has also been hailed as a possible protector against…

Want to help ward off Alzheimer’s in old age? It may never be too early to start exercising. A new…

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Ongoing physical activity has been linked to a longer life and all kinds of benefits for the body, including less…

Men and women with Alzheimer’s disease often lose muscle mass, and the loss of muscle may be linked to shrinkage…

May 28, 2010 A blood protein commonly associated with heart disease and inflammation is also linked to problems with thinking,…

Men and women who have a great sense of purpose in their lives appear to be less likely to develop Alzheimer's in old age...

Women who store fat on their waist in their 40s and 50s are more than twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's disease in old age than their thin-waisted peers.

Older men and women with high levels of leptin, a hormone made by fat cells and linked to appetite regulation, may have a reduced risk of developing Alzheimer's disease compared to those with low levels of the hormone, a new study reports.

Researchers have developed a preliminary tool that may help predict whether someone age 65 or older is at low, moderate or high risk of developing dementia over the next six years.

One piece of excellent news in the past year was that brain health seems to be improving among older Americans.

People in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease may benefit from the drug galantamine, according to a large new study from Europe.