Alzheimer’s disease may be inherited more often than previously known, according to a new study that paints a clearer picture of a gene long known to be linked to the common form of dementia. Authors of the study, published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine, say this could even be considered a separate, hereditary form … Read more
A young Lorraine and Hugh in Timaru, New Zealand, in 1972 My dear wife Lorraine can no longer walk or talk and is doubly incontinent. She now lives in a hospital bed in our front room in Surrey. And yet, despite the fact that Alzheimer’s disease has taken so much from her, the woman I … Read more
For many other researchers, creating a map of the 86 billion neurons, or nerve cells, that make up the brain would be considered an almost insurmountable project. However, researchers at the Allen Institute are pursuing just that task and say it will lay the foundation for a better understanding of how the brain functions the … Read more
A UCL study has found that five children treated with growth hormone injections developed early-onset Alzheimer’s disease – Getty The story was one of the biggest medical scandals of the second half of the 20th century. Twenty years ago, neurologists first reported that 80 of an estimated 1,848 children treated with human growth hormone injections … Read more
Five patients in the United Kingdom have developed Alzheimer’s disease that appears to be the result of contaminated injections they received decades ago as children, according to a new study that could change the way scientists think about the causes of dementia – and anxiety can cause in patients receiving the same therapy. All five … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. Scientists have compiled the largest database of ancient DNA, based on the bones and teeth of nearly 5,000 people who lived across Western Europe and parts of Central Asia from 34,000 years ago to the … Read more
Following the Mediterranean diet as one ages appears to reduce the risk of cognitive decline, according to another study – one scientist says it’s the strongest evidence yet of its benefits. Researchers from the University of Barcelona in Spain followed nearly 850 French citizens over the age of 65 for more than a decade. The … Read more