When brain cells connections are severed, some of the most important brain functions are also impaired, according to a new study.
Researchers find that exercise can help the adult brain develop new cells via adult neurogenesis.
Researchers discover that by using a drug that reduces the brain's stress circuitry, the risk for Alzheimer's disease may be decreased.
A recent scientific breakthrough is bringing new hope for people with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other brain-related disease. Scientists from the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center in Canada have found a way to finally penetrate our brains' natural protective covering, which has been acting as an impediment to medical treatment for years.
A person's sense of humor can be indicative of early stages of dementia, according to a new study.
With the staggering data on Alzheimer's and the fact that no treatment for prevention, let alone cure has been known as of yet, any fresh development in the research regarding the disease is most certainly welcome. Two new studies are shedding a positive light on a possible treatment for Alzheimer's disease.
A new study has dismissed the role of the estrogen drug Raloxifene in the improvement of the memory and thinking skills of women who were suffering from dementia brought about by Alzheimer's disease. This is contrary to a previous study suggesting that the drug may lower the risk of cognitive impairment or dementia.
Researchers find that drugs for treating Azheimer's disease and clinical depression may benefit stroke victims, but recommend further studies to support the claim.
