Physiology

As the incidence rates of dementia climb across the globe, the need to identify modifiable risk factors, preventive measures, and early treatments has become a public health priority. While some […] Read More

Besides age, having a family history of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most significant risk factor for AD. Researchers wanted to determine if brain atrophy was present in people who […] Read More

Researchers have linked Alzheimer’s disease risk to modifiable lifestyle factors, including: low education, midlife hypertension, midlife obesity, diabetes, physical inactivity, smoking, and depression.1 Addressing modifiable factors may help individuals maintain […] Read More

The incidence of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia are increasing globally. Research has identified an association between inflammation in the body and cognitive decline. Hence, researchers have begun evaluating whether modifying […] Read More

Worldwide, the leading cause of disability and dependence in older adults is dementia. As the life expectancy of the world’s population increases, it is predicted that so will the incidence […] Read More

It has been reported that sleep apnea, stress, anxiety, obesity, diabetes, sedentary lifestyle, depression, insomnia, and low levels of cardiovascular fitness either alone or together are associated with hippocampus (region […] Read More

  Alzheimer’s disease is characterized by extracellular (outside of cells) ‘amyloid plaques’ composed of deposits of protein called Aβ, and intracellular (within cells) ‘neurofibrillary tangles’ composed of a protein called […] Read More

  According to the World Health Organization, the prevalence of obesity nearly doubled between 1980 and 2008. They report that more than 1.4 billion adults were overweight and more than […] Read More