Alzheimers.gov Highlights Aging in a more disadvantaged neighborhood may worsen a person’s performance on cognitive tests, particularly if that individual is Mexican American, according to a recent NIA-funded study. A team of scientists analyzed data from 1,614 older adult participants in the Health and Aging Brain Study — Health Disparities. More than half of study […]
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In this NIA-funded study, researchers look at how immune cells may offer new ways to treat Alzheimer’s disease.
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Check out the latest in aging advances, research, and events happening at NIA: Genetic study of Lewy body dementia supports ties to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases — An NIH-led study found that five genes may play a critical role in determining whether a person will suffer from Lewy body dementia. Lewy body patients had higher chances
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Check out these articles for the latest in aging advances and research happening at the National Institute on Aging at NIH: Frequent social contact in midlife may reduce dementia risk, Whitehall II study analysis shows— More frequent social contacts in late midlife are associated with lower dementia risk, suggests an NIA-supported study of more than 10,000
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As we grow older, we are more likely to be diagnosed with one or more chronic ailments. These ailments include life-threatening diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer, as well as debilitating conditions like arthritis, fatigue, and frailty. These ailments can rob us of our quality of life. The question is: How does the
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Check out these articles for the latest in aging advances and research happening at the National Institute on Aging at NIH: Markers of abnormal liver function linked to Alzheimer’s disease— An NIA-supported study found that abnormal liver function in older adults was associated with biomarker changes and diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. From ‘trash’ to treasure:
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Check out these articles for the latest in aging advances and research happening at the National Institute on Aging at NIH: Midlife functional impairment raises risk of hospitalization, nursing home admission— Middle-aged adults who develop functional impairment are at higher risk for hospitalization and nursing home admission than unimpaired peers, an NIA-funded study finds. Noninvasive brain
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Check out these articles for the latest in aging advances and research happening at the National Institute on Aging at NIH: Gene expression signatures of Alzheimer’s disease — Researchers built a resource of gene expression patterns from the brain cells of people who had Alzheimer’s disease. The resource may enable new advances in understanding how Alzheimer’s disease
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