New Study Finds Deep Sleep Washes Your Brain & May Prevent Alzheimer’s
Yes, deep sleep is essential for preventing Alzheimer’s – and this new study provides a better explanation as to why.
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It’s Time to Shift Tactics on Alzheimer’s Disease
After a string of drug failures, researchers are looking beyond amyloid as a target
Why Preventing Alzheimer’s Requires a Holistic Approach
Diet, physical exercise, strong mental health, and spiritual fitness. Here’s how these four factors are the keys to staving off memory loss.
New drug for Alzheimer’s disease plus ways to reduce your risk of developing the condition
As China grants conditional approval to a new drug for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, we tell you about the causes, symptoms and risk factors behind the condition. Here’s how you can reduce of your chance of developing the condition.
When it comes to Alzheimer’s, women may be under-diagnosed, while men over-diagnosed, new study suggests
Doctors may be not be diagnosing women as early as men with brain problems associated with early signs of dementia because of how well women typically perform on simple memory tests.
Pro Soccer Players Have a Higher Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s, Study Finds
Professional soccer players may have a much higher risk of developing neurodegenerative diseases like dementia, Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s than the general population, a new study finds.
The Gut Microbiome Could Speed Up the Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease
The microbes in the gastrointestinal tract influence the immune system and the brain, possibly playing a role in the development of Alzheimer’s
Read more: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/gut-microbiome-could-speed-progression-alzheimers-disease-180973123/#fUKrgYKEJmYzWMsY.99
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Alzheimer’s Disease Boost Brain Health With a Plant-Based Diet
Plant-based foods are beneficial to the brain and may help prevent Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
Alzheimer’s disease: separating myth and fact
Almost everybody’s has heard of Alzheimer’s, but this debilitating and complex condition is still often misunderstood.
Creation of new brain cells plays underappreciated role in Alzheimer’s
Brain’s immune cells can disrupt neurogenesis in genetic forms of disease