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Could some antibiotics help treat early onset dementia?
14 Jan 2020 at 11:00am
A preclinical study using cell cultures has found that some antibiotics may help address a genetic mutation associated with forms of early onset dementia.
What to know about brain atrophy
8 Jan 2020 at 7:00pm
Brain atrophy can refer to a loss of brain cells or a loss in the number of connections between these cells. In this article, learn about the symptoms of brain atrophy, as well as some causes and treatments.
Could hydration levels influence cognitive function?
5 Jan 2020 at 8:00am
A new study found a link between inadequate hydration and poorer cognitive functioning, especially in memory and attention tasks ? but only in older women.
What causes Alzheimer's? Not toxic amyloid, new study suggests
4 Jan 2020 at 11:00am
The findings of a new study suggest that the accumulation of toxic beta-amyloid proteins in the brain may not be the cause of Alzheimer's disease.
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Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's disease (AD), a neurodegenerative disease, is the most common cause of dementia and characterised clinically by progressive intellectual deterioration together with declining activities of daily living and neuropsychiatric symptoms or behavioral changes. The most striking early symptom is memory loss (amnesia), usually manifest as minor forgetfulness that becomes steadily denser with illness progression, with relative preservation of older memories. As the disorder progresses, cognitive (intellectual) impairment extends to the domains of language (aphasia), coordinated movement (apraxia), recognition (agnosia) and those functions (such as decision-making and planning) closely related to the frontal lobe of the brain, reflecting extension of the underlying pathological process.
