by Viviane Callier New Scientist - Daily News, 23 November 2017 | Feb 9, 2024 | Blog
A hormone released by bones seems to reverse age-related memory loss. The hormone can be boosted by exercise, suggesting that lifting weights might protect the brain from the ravages of old age. Eric Kandel of Columbia University in New York and colleagues were...
by Alisha Haridasani Gupta, New York Times, Nov 28, 2023 | Dec 26, 2023 | Blog
The life phase may be an important risk factor in developing dementia. Across the United States, roughly six million adults 65 and over have Alzheimer’s disease. Almost two thirds of them are women a discrepancy that researchers have long attributed to genetics and...