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Dementia isn't a specific disease. Instead, dementia describes a group of symptoms affecting memory, thinking and social abilities severely enough to interfere with daily functioning. Though dementia generally involves memory loss, memory loss has different causes. So memory loss alone doesn't mean you have dementia. Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of a progressive dementia in older adults, but there are a number of causes of dementia. Depending on the cause, some dementia symptoms can be reversed.
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NOV 28, 2017
Neuroscience
Exercise is good for you. There's just no doubt about that. However, new research shows that it might have a particu
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 22, 2017
Neuroscience
The blood-brain barrier has been referred to in research as the "holy grail." The purpose of it is to protect
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 20, 2017
Videos
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, known as CTE, is a constant focus for NFL players. The repeated blows to the head that
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 15, 2017
Neuroscience
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is in the headlines almost every week. Currently, estimates from the WHO and the CDC show t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 13, 2017
Infographics
In 1983, President Ronald Reagan designated November as National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. As it turns
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
NOV 02, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
If you are starting to see symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in someone, the damage is already serious.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 28, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Humans are not alone in developing Alzheimer's Disease, although it is seen in very few other species.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 27, 2017
Videos
We've likely all experienced a lapse in our dental routine at one time or another. It's especially easy to fall asleep a
...
OCT 27, 2017
Videos
Americans are one sleep-deprived population - only a third of us get the minimum seven hours of sleep a night, as recomm
...
OCT 25, 2017
Cardiology
Most doctors would prescribe blood-thinning drugs, also known as anticoagulants, to people recently diagnosed with atria
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 24, 2017
Videos
Much like the saying "A watched pot never boils" it seems that whenever we look at a clock if it has a second hand, it s
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 18, 2017
Plants & Animals
Both alligators and sharks are renowned for their predatory statuses in the animal kingdom, but when they come together
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 17, 2017
Plants & Animals
When an elderly woman suffering from dementia went missing in Queensland last week, it sent chills that echoed across th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 16, 2017
Neuroscience
Video games and the brain will always be a hotly debated topic. While some studies say they can desensitize players to r
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 14, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The structure of the huntingtin protein. Credit: Washington University in St. Louis An international team of scientists
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 20, 2017
Neuroscience
Most people have experienced it. A person yawns and then a few minutes later, another person nearby yawns. Is it always
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 19, 2017
Neuroscience
Picture a lab, with a semi-evil looking scientist cackling about controlling the brain with pulses of light. Sound like
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 07, 2017
Neuroscience
​Look around at where you are right now. How will you get home? How will you get to work or the coffee shop or the gym?
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 06, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
If there was a blood test that could diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, would you take it? For some researchers, the qu
...
SEP 06, 2017
Neuroscience
The expression, "It's no day at the beach" is sometimes used to describe an experience that is unpleasant
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 31, 2017
Neuroscience
Serotonin is an essential neurotransmitter. It's a chemical that regulates some vital functions in the body like moo
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 29, 2017
Neuroscience
Dancing the night away to good music is something young people often do. Seniors aren't always able to get out as mu
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 29, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The levels of lithium in drinking water may influence a person’s risks for dementia, researchers from Denmark repo
...
AUG 25, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Americans are one sleep-deprived population – only a third of us get the minimum seven hours of sleep a night. But
...