Mental Test Spots Alzheimer’s Risk

(HealthDay News) — A new questionnaire may help in both diagnosing older adults facing dementia and also in identifying individuals who need help with daily living.
The Everyday Cognition instrument consists of 39 questions to be answered by people who know the patient well.
“There have been a number of studies that show that people with mild [...]

When It Comes to Memory, It’s All About Location

HealthDay News) — A new report finds that where protein-destroying machines reside in the brain’s nerve cells may help determine how memories are formed, a finding that may play a role in future treatments for Alzheimer’s and other brain diseases.
Wake Forest University School of Medicine researchers studying mice discovered that cylinder-shaped proteasomes, which help control [...]