A small, wearable camera that captures images automatically could change the way memory loss patients, in particular those with Alzheimer's, are treated, experts say.
Are professional football players at greater risk of dementia and other neurological problems?
It's only been three years since Florida quarterback Chris Leak stood at a lectern and claimed a vicious hit from Georgia defensive tackle Jeff Owens hadn't resulted in a concussion. "I just got dinged," Leak said. "No more than that."
People as young as 40 with borderline or high cholesterol levels are at increased risk for developing Alzheimer's disease or vascular dementia, said a Kaiser Permanente study released Tuesday.
The number of people with dementia globally is estimated to nearly double every 20 years, according to a report released Monday for World Alzheimer's Day.
A new shoe outfitted with a GPS chip aims to offer peace of mind to Alzheimer's patients and their caregivers.
Please help. My son has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. However, when he starts feeling better he won't take his medicine, which is risperidone, and it is very difficult for us to get him to take it when he is not feeling well. He is a bright young man who has lost his job many times because of this illness. Are there any new findings for this illness? Can you explain what part of the brain is affected?
Teri Shields, 75, who suffers dementia, was found unharmed next door talking to a journalist, police say
Gordie Howe has a unique way of breaking the ice. Not that the man known as Mr. Hockey needs to introduce himself very often.
How can you tell if someone is suffering from Alzheimer's disease or if it is just depression?
A small, wearable camera that captures images automatically could change the way memory loss patients, in particular those with Alzheimer's, are treated, experts say.
Are professional football players at greater risk of dementia and other neurological problems?
It's only been three years since Florida quarterback Chris Leak stood at a lectern and claimed a vicious hit from Georgia defensive tackle Jeff Owens hadn't resulted in a concussion. "I just got dinged," Leak said. "No more than that."
People as young as 40 with borderline or high cholesterol levels are at increased risk for developing Alzheimer's disease or vascular dementia, said a Kaiser Permanente study released Tuesday.
The number of people with dementia globally is estimated to nearly double every 20 years, according to a report released Monday for World Alzheimer's Day.
A new shoe outfitted with a GPS chip aims to offer peace of mind to Alzheimer's patients and their caregivers.
Please help. My son has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. However, when he starts feeling better he won't take his medicine, which is risperidone, and it is very difficult for us to get him to take it when he is not feeling well. He is a bright young man who has lost his job many times because of this illness. Are there any new findings for this illness? Can you explain what part of the brain is affected?
Teri Shields, 75, who suffers dementia, was found unharmed next door talking to a journalist, police say
Gordie Howe has a unique way of breaking the ice. Not that the man known as Mr. Hockey needs to introduce himself very often.
How can you tell if someone is suffering from Alzheimer's disease or if it is just depression?
Here's a question to worry "soccer moms" and professional footballers alike: Can playing football lead to long-term brain injury?
People with a stable mood and better capacity to handle stressful situations without anxiety have a reduced risk of developing dementia, according to a study published this week in the journal Neurology.
Eli Lilly and Company, the giant American drug company, agreed to pay nearly $1.5 billion in fines for marketing one of its medicines for uses not approved by the Food and Drug Administration, the Justice Department announced Thursday.
Not too long ago, millions of postmenopausal women were taking estrogen as part of hormone therapy to protect their hearts, prevent cancer, and keep their brains sharp.
How can poor nutrition and vitamin deficiency affect your health, as far as dementia?
Blanche Danick may be 86 years old, but she's pretty hip. She keeps up with all the latest health news, and a while back, she called her daughter wanting to know whether she should start taking the herb ginkgo biloba. She'd heard it might stave off Alzheimer's disease.
The popular herb ginkgo biloba does not reduce the risk of dementia or Alzheimer's disease, according to a study of more than 1,500 elderly patients who took the supplement. Often touted as a way to preserve aging memories, no large-scale, randomized clinical trial -- until now -- has thoroughly evaluated the safety and effectiveness of ginkgo biloba extract as a way to prevent dementia.
Meghan McCain was on the talk-show couch, being grilled by the hosts of "The View." Does it bother her to hear jokes about her father's age? Megan, 23, started chuckling, and allowed, "He IS old!" Tension was replaced by laughter. But that was summer. These days, for Republican Sen. John McCain, age is no laughing matter.
Some doctors have long suspected that if the plaque that builds up in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease could be removed, they could be saved. But a new vaccine that did just that suggests the theory is wrong
The brains of people with the memory-robbing form of dementia are cluttered with a plaque made up of beta-amyloid, a sticky protein
A new study shows that patients in nursing homes with brighter lights do better than those in dimly lit facilities. Why?
Don Hayen has a handy way of deflecting the instant pity that comes when he reveals his Alzheimer's disease: "But I haven't lost my keys all day," he quickly jokes.
One cold November weekend five years ago, Kelli Phillips and her husband traveled from their home in Norman, Oklahoma, to Kansas City, Missouri, to watch their beloved Oklahoma Sooners play in a Big 12 championship against Kansas State. Checking into the hotel, they looked forward with great excitement to the game.
Walter Kukull, of the U.S. National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center, talks potentiallly preventing Alzheimer's disease
A new study shows that people with lower IQs benefit from complex mental activity during their careers by avoiding brain deterioration
Joan Gershman, 59, does not mince words when describing how Alzheimer's disease has affected her marriage.
Science has now confirmed what expectant moms already know: Carrying a baby makes them more forgetful.
Just a few minutes of moderate daily exercise may stave off the signs of dementia in the elderly, a new study suggests
Republican Rep. Heather Wilson will announce later today that she's running for the seat of retiring New Mexico Sen. Pete Domenici, two senior GOP congressional sources tell CNN.
You can't find your glasses (they're on your head), you forgot the morning staff meeting (it was an hour ago), and the kids are safely at school (but their lunches are still on the kitchen counter). Oh well, when you're crazy-busy, exhausted, or valiantly multitasking from morning till night, something's gotta give -- and it's usually your memory. Not to worry: A little memory loss is perfectly normal once you hit middle age, says Martha Weinman Lear, author of the forthcoming book "Where Did I Leave My Glasses? The What, When, and Why of Normal Memory Loss." But, guess what? You don't have to put up with it. Our 10 memory-boosting tricks will have you remembering where you parked the car in no time.
Republican Sen. Pete Domenici will not seek re-election next year because he has progressive, incurable brain condition that might prevent him from completing another six-year term, he announced Thursday.
Four prominent neurologists say they cannot see how Sen. Pete Domenici can continue his work as a U.S. senator given his diagnosis with frontotemporal lobar degeneration, a type of dementia.
Researchers are still figuring out the dangers and benefits of hormone replacement therapy, but two new studies give a boost to estrogen as a defense against dementia
Do you take care of someone in your family with a chronic medical illness or dementia? Have you felt depression, anger or guilt? Has your health deteriorated since taking on the responsibility of caregiving? If your answer is yes to any one of these, you may be suffering from caregiver stress.
How can something can be healthy one day and unhealthy the next? A new study on alcohol and dementia shows that the results are usually more complicated than we think
The images on the large screen came one after another, each more disturbing and haunting than the other. There was Mike Webster shown naked from the waist up, lying dead on an autopsy table. There was Terry Long dead on an autopsy table with his tongue sticking out, still showing the pain of someone who had endured a prolonged death after ingesting antifreeze. Then there were simply the words of Dr. Bennet Omalu -- who didn't show pictures of Andre Waters because he shot himself -- as he described Waters' condition at his autopsy.
November is National Alzheimer's Disease month. CNN medical correspondent Judy Fortin talked about the illness with Dr. John Morris, director of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
Vasogen Inc. said Monday that its experimental heart drug failed to reduce the risk of dying from heart failure - news that sent its stock plunging.
Lipitor, the world's top-selling drug from the world's leading pharmaceutical company, has been targeted by two lawsuits blaming it for memory loss and damage to the nervous system.
The next big stroke drug could come from the venomous mouth of a viper.
Another one bites the dust
Saline solution
BRAIN
Heartsick women at disadvantage
Braniacs rule
Dr. David Reuben is the anti-Peter Pan.
The thick and thin of health
The capitals of all 50 states. The name of your second-grade teacher. The location of your keys.
When a West Palm Beach, Florida, socialite suspected her husband was cheating on her, she sought proof and payback.
MEMORY LOSS Michela Gallagher, Ph.D. Chair, Johns Hopkins University Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
A common concern I hear from patients is that they're having trouble remembering names and dates. What they're really worried about is Alzheimer's disease. Anyone who's seen someone struggling with...
The hot emotions triggered by the amygdala, your brain's panic center, can be harmful when they make you do things you shouldn't. But they can be beneficial, too -- as I learned in April, when I participated in an experiment at the University of Iowa.
It's 7 A.M., breakfast time. I'll start with Vitamin E and folic acid for my heart, add ginkgo biloba so that I don't forget which pills to take later, and wash them down with St. John's wort so th...
The alarm finally goes off in your head around 3 p.m. Your face flushes and your hands plow through the papers on your desk. You have accidentally stood someone up for lunch. It gets worse. You can...
Hope I die before I get old. PETE TOWNSHEND 1966
IN AN ERA when new products are often vital to corporate success, why do so many companies botch their development? Harvard business school professors Steven Wheelwright and Kim Clark, who have stu...
WE'D ALL LIKE a better memory, but for most of us the occasional lapse is only a fleeting embarrassment. Not so for the more than 25 million Americans over 65, whose ranks are growing three times f...
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