Alzheimer's Research

ParticipantsThe study included participants in the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging (MCSA), a longitudinal cohort study of individuals residing in Olmsted County, Minnesota, or in the Mayo Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC), a longitudinal...

A University of California, Irvine-led team of researchers have discovered that the oldest-old, those who live to be 90+ and have superior cognitive skills, have similar levels of brain pathology as Alzheimer's patients, however,...

A new study provides novel insight into the benefits of exercise, which should motivate adults to keep moving throughout their lifetime, especially during middle age. Long-term exercise profoundly benefits the aging brain and may...

Taking a daily multivitamin supplement can slow age-related memory decline, finds a large study led by researchers at Columbia University and Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard. "Cognitive aging is a top health concern for older adults,...

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Neurons in a key area of the brain have different functions based on their exact genetic identity, and understanding this diversity could lead to better understanding of the brain's computational flexibility and memory capacity,...

C.V.-C. receives funding from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) K99AG073452. M.M.M. receives funding from the National Institute on Aging (RF1 AG055151, U54 AG044170, RF1 AG077386; RF1 AG079397). C.U.-M. is funded by Janssen R&D,...

To produce its many functions, including thought, the brain works at many scales. Information such as goals or images is represented by coordinated electrical activity among networks of neurons, while within and around each...

Fostering equitable access to healthcare is very important for better brain health across the lifespan. But we must also understand the many nonmedical forces that are rooted in societal norms and practices that result...

Since 1998, approximately 496 children have died of pediatric vehicular heatstroke in the United States because their caregiver forgot they were in the car, according to recent data from NoHeatStroke.org. Advocacy groups have been lobbying...