News tagged with 'Memory Loss'

A study in the journal Neurology suggests activities such as playing card games, doing puzzles, reading and writing, which keep the brain active, can delay the start of symptoms of dementia.

According to the newly released 2009 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report, the total healthcare costs of caring for people with Alzheimer’s and dementia are more than triple those of people 65 and older without the disease.

Researchers at Genentech Inc. have discovered a new mechanism of nerve-cell death that might play a role in Alzheimer's disease, paving the way for potential new treatments to battle the devastating neurodegenerative illness.

A newly released study suggests insulin has the ability to protect the brain from harmful proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease.

Spikes in blood sugar levels can take a toll on memory by affecting the dentate gyrus, a region of the brain within the hippocampus that helps to form memories. The effects can be seen even when levels of blood sugar, or glucose, are only moderately elevated, a finding that may help to explain normal age-related cognitive decline