Tag Archives : Alzheimer’s disease

A variant of a gene for obesity that is in more than one third of the U.S. population also reduces brain volume, increasing the risk related to Alzheimer’s disease, U.S. researchers said. People with a specific variant of a gene called FTO (gene body mass and obesity) have brain deficits that make them more vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease, [...]

Mnemonics are a way to improve ones memory using special structures and designs which bring back the memory from the unconscious. Mnemonics could be abbreviations that help you remember a long phrase or a picture that brings back to mind a complicated theory. Mnemonics can have a tremendous therapeutic effect on those who suffer from Alzheimer’s [...]

Scientists have recently linked the two pathologies of Alzheimer’s and diabetes. On one hand, the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease is increased by the onset of diabetes, particularly if it appears in a person before age 65. On the other, insulin which is a key hormone that lowers sugar levels in the blood would have a protective role [...]