Tag: alzheimers

Can blood from young people slow down Alzheimer's?

Norwegian researchers are to test a possible new treatment for Alzheimer's disease.

Study finds that married people have the lowest risk of dementia

People who are married have a lower risk of developing dementia or mild cognitive impairment after the age of 70 than those who are unmarried or divorced.

A blood test that reveals whether we are at risk of dementia is just around the corner

But it may take several years before a medicine to treat the disease is available. “We are in an ethically difficult time now,” researchers say.

A blood test can detect Alzheimer's five years before symptoms appear

The new Swedish blood test is described as a breakthrough in Alzheimer's research.

Norwegian brain researcher: You don’t need to worry about getting Alzheimer's if you’re a little short on sleep

Sleep researchers regularly warn that poor or too little sleep can lead to Alzheimer's disease. But a group of Norwegian brain researchers who are behind a large research project haven’t found this connection.

PhD candidate stumbled upon evidence disproving a 25-year-old belief about the brain

The researcher at the Nobel prize-winning institute in Trondheim initially thought his findings were a mistake. Actually, he had stumbled upon evidence that a 25-year-old belief about the brain was wrong. A discovery which may help in the hunt for Alzheimer's answers.

Why omega-3 lowers risk of disease

Norwegian scientists have uncovered new information about how omega-3 fatty acids actually work. Proteins that are misfolded accumulate like garbage in body cells and they can lead to diseases. Omega-3 helps cells remove such harmful proteins.