Posts Tagged “Alzheimer”
Trouble sleeping in middle age could herald Alzheimer’s disease later in life, according to new research linking dementia and slumber. The findings can’t yet prove whether disturbed sleep helps contribute to the brain changes that cause Alzheimer’s or whether some other factor links the two; but preliminary results suggest that treating sleep problems [...]
Colin Barras, biomedical and environment news editor (Image: Alejandro Kirchuk ) Marcos leads Monica, his wife of 65 years, into the living room of their Buenos Aires apartment. Monica was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2007 – and Marcos has devoted his life to her care. This photo by Alejandro Kirchuk of Argentina is one [...]
ScienceDaily (Oct. 17, 2011) ? Within the next 20 years it is expected the number of people with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) will double from its current figure of half a million to one million. A new study has looked at whether certain types of drugs used to treat high blood pressure, also called hypertension, might [...]