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How Do Age, Sex, Hormones and Genetics Affect Dementia Biomarkers in the Blood?

A new study has found important clues about the roles age, sex, hormonal changes and genetics play in how certain biomarkers for dementia are expressed in the blood, according to a study published on April 16, 2025, online in Neurology®, the...
10-Apr-2025 8:15 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Boston Stroke Neurologist Elected New American Academy of Neurology President

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN), the world’s largest association of neurologists and neuroscience professionals, has elected Natalia S. Rost, MD, MPH, FAAN, FAHA, as its 39th president. Rost is professor of neurology at Harvard Medical...
10-Apr-2025 8:20 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Father with Alzheimer’s? You May Be More at Risk of Brain Changes

While some studies have suggested that having a mother with Alzheimer’s disease may put you more at risk of developing the disease, a new study finds that having a father with the disease may be tied to a greater spread of the tau protein in the...
3-Apr-2025 8:50 PM EDT Add to Favorites

How Does Heavy Drinking Affect the Brain?

Heavy drinkers who have eight or more alcoholic drinks per week have an increased risk of brain lesions called hyaline arteriolosclerosis, signs of brain injury that are associated with memory and thinking problems, according to a study published on...
3-Apr-2025 8:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Study Finds Nearly Five-Fold Increase in Hospitalizations for Common Cause of Stroke

Cervical artery dissection is a tear in an artery in the neck that provides blood flow to the brain. Such a tear can result in blood clots that cause stroke. A new study has found almost a five-fold increase in the number of U.S. hospitalizations...
27-Mar-2025 8:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Early Signs of Heart Problems Linked to Smaller Brain Volumes

MINNEAPOLIS — People who have early signs of heart problems may also have changes in brain health that can be early signs of dementia, such as loss of brain volume, according to a meta-analysis published on March 26, 2025, online in Neurology®,...
21-Mar-2025 6:40 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Your Neighborhood May Affect Your Risk of Dementia

People living in more disadvantaged neighborhoods may be more likely to develop dementia than people living in neighborhoods with fewer disadvantages, according to a study published on March 26, 2025, online in Neurology®, the medical journal of...
21-Mar-2025 6:30 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Sleepier During the Day? For Some Older People, It’s Linked to Twice the Dementia Risk

For women in their 80s, experiencing increasing sleepiness during the day over a five-year period is associated with double the risk of developing dementia during that time, according to a study published on March 19, 2025, online in Neurology®,...
14-Mar-2025 8:45 PM EDT Add to Favorites


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