Have you seen Prevagen being advertised during nightly news programs? The ads claim that Prevagen has been clinically shown to improve memory and support healthy brain function, leading to a sharper Read More…
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Mayo Clinic Study Questions Focus of Drug Research
No sooner had Biogen reported on the encouraging results of its Phase 1 clinical trials last week , than the Mayo Clinic published the results of its brain Read More…
People with Dementia Mentoring People with Dementia
A good piece of advice for young people embarking on their careers is to find a mentor, someone who can explain the larger context of a situation, connect them to Read More…
Can Video Games Improve Memory for Those Over 60?
Researchers at UCSF reported in this week’s edition of Nature that people over the age of 60 who played a custom-designed video game improved not only in their ability to play the game, but in other cognitive areas as well, and the Read More…
2013 Alzheimer’s Conference Ends
The annual Alzheimer’s Association International Conference held this year in Boston has ended. It attracted 5,000 researchers, clinicians and providers from around the world, who shared the outcomes from the past year’s research. Here is a brief overview of the major findings from this conference:
Past drug trials have failed to Read More…
