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·October 30, 2017·4 min read

Brain’s Response to Mid-Life Surge in Cell Aging Starts or Ends Path to Dementia

University of Texas researchers report neurons in the mouse brain tend to surge at the equivalent of human age 40. During this period, interleukin33 also surges in healthy mice. In those lacking the gene, neurodegeneration occurred, eventually resulting in dementia.

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·October 27, 2017·5 min read

Could Alzheimer’s Be a Disorder of Energy Metabolism?

Failure of mitochondrial function may contribute to the development of late onset Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.

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·October 13, 2017·5 min read

‘Ridiculously Healthy’ Elderly Have the Same Gut Microbiome as Healthy 30 Year-Olds

A new study reports a direct correlation between health and gut bacteria in older people. Researchers report healthy elderly people have similar overall microbiota composition to people decades younger.

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·October 7, 2017·4 min read

Brain Wiring Affects How People Perform Specific Tasks

How well we are able to complete simple and complex tasks depends upon the organization of subnetworks in the brain, a new study reports.

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·October 6, 2017·2 min read

Researchers Studying Drug’s Potential to Prevent Alzheimer’s

Researchers are testing whether low doses of Rapamycin, a drug most commonly used as an immunosuppressant following an organ transplant, can help to prevent Alzheimer's disease.

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·October 5, 2017·6 min read

Sensory Loss Can Be a Warning Sign of Poor Health Outcomes, Including Death

A decline of our five senses can predict poor health comes and even death in older adults, a new study reports.

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·October 4, 2017·2 min read

High Blood Pressure in 40s Linked to Increased Dementia Risk For Women

Women who had high blood pressure in their 40s are 73% more likely to develop dementia as they age than those with normal blood pressure, a new study in Neurology reports.

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·September 27, 2017·4 min read

Battling Belly Fat: Specialized Immune Cells Impair Metabolism in Aging

Researchers reveal how the macrophages become inflamed as we age and prevent neurotransmitters from functioning correctly.

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·September 22, 2017·2 min read

Study Combines Music and Brain Stimulation to Improve Memory

Combining non-invasive brain stimulation with a person's favorite music from the past may help to activate old memories and improve mood for older patients with MCI, a new study reports.

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·September 22, 2017·4 min read

Multi-Gene Test Predicts Alzheimer’s Better Than ApoE4 Alone

UCSF researchers have developed a new genetic risk factor test that takes into account more than 24 genetic variants, each of which are associated with a small risk of Alzheimer's disease. The researchers say the test is a better method to help identify preclinical Alzheimer's than testing for ApoE4 alone.

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·September 16, 2017·7 min read

Unveiling the Mystery of Why We Age

Researchers have identified genes that contribute to autophagy. The findings shed light on the origins of the aging process and provide evidence that aging arises as a quirk of evolution.