Month: March 2024

Using artificial intelligence (AI), researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, have been able to forecast an individual’s likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s up to seven years before any symptoms appear. Researchers found early risk factors that affected both men and women, as well as a few that were gender-specific, such as osteoporosis in women … Continue reading "AI May Predict Alzheimer’s up to Seven Years Before Symptoms Manifest"

A recent study found that amyloid plaques, the biomarkers for Alzheimer’s, were more prevalent in the brains of those exposed to higher concentrations of fine particulate air pollution. The researchers found the highest association between pollution exposure and plaques among people who did not have a gene variant that increases the risk of Alzheimer’s. According … Continue reading "Air Pollution Linked to Increased Alzheimer’s Markers in the Brain"

Alcohol abuse can eventually lead to symptoms similar to dementia. However, quitting drinking can occasionally reverse these consequences or at least slow them down. Alcoholic dementia, often known as alcohol-related dementia, is a severe kind of brain damage induced by frequent drinking over many years. It may result in symptoms of dementia, such as forgetfulness, … Continue reading "Alcoholic Dementia: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment"