Big family a possible risk for Alzheimer's Having lots of brothers and sisters may increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease, according to new study findings. In the study, people with five or more siblings were 39% more likely to develop the disease...
Demented seniors at risk from household poisons One of the most important steps in childproofing a home is keeping dangerous household chemicals, such as cleaning agents, out of the reach of children...
Music therapy helps Alzheimer's patients A month-long course of music therapy improved behavior and sleeping problems in a group of Alzheimer's patients, report US researchers...
Cognitive Impairment Not Inevitable with Old Age Although diseases like Alzheimer's are very common among those age 85 and over, cognitive impairment and memory loss are not an inevitable part of aging...
Hormone Regimen Raises Concerns Less than three weeks after one major study found a greater increase in the risk of breast cancer among postmenopausal women taking both estrogen and progestin than among those taking estrogen alone...
Possible cause of Parkinson's disease uncovered Abnormal accumulation of a protein normally found in the human brain may be responsible for neurodegenerative disorders like Parkinson's disease...
Hormone therapy does not slow Alzheimer's Taking estrogen replacement therapy does not slow down the progression of mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease in elderly women, according to a new study...
Meat Byproduct Linked to Strokes, Heart Attacks While cholesterol and heart disease are linked in the minds of many as closely as smoking and lung cancer, another substance circulating in the blood may actually be a better predictor of heart attacks...
