Researchers Successfully Decrease Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia Care
In just six months, Australian researchers were able to eliminate psychotics from the treatment of 75 percent of patients studied,...
In just six months, Australian researchers were able to eliminate psychotics from the treatment of 75 percent of patients studied,...
A worldwide quest is under way to find new treatments to stop, slow or even prevent Alzheimer’s. Because new drugs...
Is Alzheimer’s inherited? In this video, John Hardy, Ph.D., of the National Institute on Aging, explains how genes cause disease,...
Nearly 21 million Americans have diabetes, a disease that makes the body less able to convert sugar to energy. According...
Inflammation is a very complex set of processes that are geared towards identifying, attacking and removing pathogens. In other words, the human body uses inflammation to rid itself of foreign invaders such as bacteria and viruses. These stimulate inflammation when they’re present in the brain or anywhere in the body where they shouldn’t be, and inflammatory response molecules move in that area to attack them.
Sociologist Elena Portacolone, assistant professor at the Institute for Health & Aging and Pepper Center Scholar at UCSF, is very...
Results from a nationwide survey of 3500 Americans revealed that very few people are prepared for the cost of...
Van Ta Park, Associate Professor at San Jose State University’s Department of Health Science & Recreation, was awarded a...