Summary: Penn Medicine, funded by a $10 million NIH grant, will lead a five-year international research effort to investigate the link between traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) by examining over 1,000 tissue samples....
A first-of-its-kind study suggests that to detect subtle gait impairments in older adults that often are prevalent in the early stages of cognitive decline, “throw them a curve.” Gait analysis, examining the way an individual stands and walks, is emerging as a...
People who have low bone density may have an increased risk of developing dementia compared to people who have higher bone density. People who have low bone density may have an increased risk of developing dementia compared to people who have higher bone density,...
A new study shows that sleep medications increase the risk of dementia in white patients. But the type and quantity of the medication may be factors in explaining the higher risk. It follows previous work that shows Black patients have a higher likelihood than white...
Senior women were less likely to develop mild cognitive impairment or dementia if they did more daily walking and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, according to a new study led by the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at...
