New Study Shows Nicotine Patch Can Be Used to Treat Memory Loss

The nicotine patch, designed to aid smokers in their quest to quit, has a unique side-effect according to recent studies. As it turns out, older adults with mild cognitive impairment, or MCI, actually find their memory improving ... continue

Alzheimer’s Disease Linked With Sleep Deprivation in New Study

If you're like many people- particularly in this economy, doing more work for far, far less pay than you were just a few years ago- you probably know that getting less sleep than you should is rather ... continue

Alzheimer’s drug shows promise in treating the disease

Roche Holding AG is currently developing an investigational drug, called Gantenerumab, and early testing has shown that the drug may prove to be effective in slowing down the disease, Roche Holding announced earlier this week. Gantenerumab is said ... continue

Nursing Homes Beginning To Reduce Antipsychotic Drugs For Dementia Patients

Antipsychotic drugs are most typically used to control delusions, hallucinations and abnormal behavior in people suffering from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder but more recently they have been prescribed to hundreds of thousands of elderly nursing home patients ... continue

High Cholesterol Levels Could Increase Alzheimer’s Risk [Study]

Researchers recently tested the cholesterol levels in 147 patients and found that people with high cholesterol levels are more likely to have the type of brain plaque that often leads to Alzheimer's disease. The research, published in medical ... continue