Simple pharmaceutical interventions could help older brains cope with memory impairment and recovery after surgery, new ...

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Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say results of a new National Institutes of Health-funded study are advancing efforts to ...

Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say results of a new study are advancing efforts to exploit a new target for Alzheimer's ...

Experiments conducted in genetically engineered mice reinforce that CSE protein (ordinarily known for producing hydrogen ...

For decades, Alzheimer’s disease has been described as a one‑way street, a slow erosion of memory that could at best be ...

My cat, Harriet, is curled up on the TV console when I walk into the living room. She blinks at me, slowly. Cats blinking at you is supposed to be a sign of affection. I blink back. “Look at you on ...

Ashley Wong, PharmD, is an experienced pharmacist and medical writer who translates medical and drug information into easily digestible language. Effect on memory: Benzodiazepines are known to affect ...

New research has found that the loss of social memory – recognizing friends and family – in Alzheimer's disease (AD) could come down to specific structures around brain cells. And targeting this ...

An experimental pill could slow memory loss and brain shrinkage in some Alzheimer’s patients, new research suggests. The pill, called ALZ-801 (valiltramiprosate), was shown to be effective in people ...

Summary: Researchers have identified molecular mechanisms behind age-related memory decline — and shown they can be reversed. Two studies revealed that correcting specific molecular processes in the ...