In Secret, Seniors Discuss ‘Rational Suicide’
(By Melissa Bailey for Kaiser Health News) Ten residents slipped away from their retirement community one Sunday afternoon for a
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Alzheimer’s/Dementia
After amyloid failures, it’s time to take a new tack for treating Alzheimer’s
(By Raymond J. Tesi for STAT) If insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different
Read MoreResearchers Seek Sage Advice Of Elders On Aging Issues
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) CHICAGO — Rachel O’Conor booted up her slides and began posing questions to
Read MoreWhen the ‘real thing’ becomes a mirage: How patients in Alzheimer’s trials are coping with the treatment’s failure
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) The disheartening news came when Phil Gutis was already upset, crying to his husband because
Read MoreAlzheimer’s and amyloid: ‘It’s time to do something else’
If there is anything more certain than the failure of experimental Alzheimer’s drugs — nearly 300, at last count —
Read MoreBiogen halts studies of closely watched Alzheimer’s drug, a blow to hopes for new treatment
(By Adam Feuerstein for STAT) Alzheimer’s disease has beaten back another effort to tame it. Biogen and its Japanese pharma
Read MoreIs It Alzheimer’s Or Another Dementia? The Right Answer Matters
(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) In the U.S., older people with dementia are usually told they have Alzheimer’s disease. But
Read MoreFDA: Young-blood transfusions provide ‘no proven clinical benefit’ for aging, Alzheimer’s
(By Rebecca Robbins for STAT) The quest to rejuvenate aging people with the blood of young donors has generated paying
Read MoreScans Show Women’s Brains Remain Youthful As Male Brains Wind Down
(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) Women tend to have more youthful brains than their male counterparts — at least when
Read MoreYou are what you eat
You are what you eat and what you eat could impact your brain and memory. Researchers using data from the
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