A study in Neurology suggests that the size of different areas of the brain could predict the likelihood of symptoms associated with early Alzheimer’s disease.
The findings were based on three years of research conducted with 159 people with an average age of 76 who did not have Alzheimer’s at the beginning of the study. Researchers used brain imaging to measure the thicknesses of different areas of the brain based on other research that already suggests that certain areas of the brain shrink in those with Alzheimer’s disease.
Read more: Brain Size May Offer Clues About Alzheimer’s Disease…
A University of California – San Francisco study shows that 45 percent of older women who had sleep-disordered breathing developed mild cognitive impairment or dementia over the next five years, compared to 31 percent who did not have sleep problems.
Read more: Sleep Apnea Related to Dementia…
According to an article that appeared on the BBC website, the sense of smell can be improved through training, a finding that creates hope that the loss of smell due to aging or disease can be reversed.
Read more: Smell is Closely Linked to Memory…
National Memory Screening Day, an initiative of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, is November 15, 2011. The day is part of a national effort to detect memory problems early in order to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease sooner.
Read more: November 15 is National Memory Screening Day…
