Although the risk of developing breast cancer increases as a woman ages, the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease is actually twice as likely as the risk of breast cancer among women in their 60s, suggests a new report from the Alzheimer’s Association. Alzheimer’s disease is a form of dementia characterized by a worsening progression that […] More
Older women with both diabetes and high estrogen levels have an increased risk of dementia compared to women without the combined conditions, suggests a new study published online in the journal Neurology. Dementia is the general term for a loss of brain function that affects memory, thinking, language, judgment, and behavior. People with dementia experience […] More
If you ever considered learning another language, you might want to enroll in a language course today. According to a new study published in the November 2013 issue of the journal Neurology, speaking a second language delays the onset of three types of dementia. Researchers in the Department of Neurology at the University of Edinburgh […] More
