| Training Improves Cognitive Abilities of Older Adults |
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November 12, 2002 -- Training sessions for 2 hours a week for 5 weeks improved the memory, concentration and problem solving skills of healthy independent adults 65 years and older who participated in the nation's largest study of cognitive training. |
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| Free Testosterone Predicts Memory, Cognition in Older Men |
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November 4, 2002 -- Older men with higher levels of free, or unbound, testosterone circulating in their bloodstreams have better visual and verbal recall and perform spatial tasks more adeptly than their peers, according to investigators at the National Institute on Aging (NIA). |
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| Diet Rich in Foods with Vitamin E May Reduce Alzheimer's Disease Risk |
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June 25, 2002 -- A new population-based study of antioxidants, appearing in the June 26, 2002, Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), suggests that a diet rich in foods containing vitamin E may help protect some people against Alzheimer's disease (AD). |
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| Testimony by Richard J. Hodes, MD, Director, National Institute on Aging before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health & Human Services, Education Hearing on Alzheimer's Disease |
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April 30, 2002 -- Testimony by Richard J. Hodes, MD, Director, National Institute on Aging before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health & Human Services, Education
Hearing on Alzheimer's Disease. |
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| Folic Acid Possibly a Key Factor in Alzheimer's Disease Prevention |
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March 1, 2002 -- Mouse experiments suggest that folic acid could play an essential role in protecting the brain against the ravages of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, according to scientists at the National Institute on Aging. |
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| High Homocysteine Levels May Double Risk of Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, New Report Suggests |
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February 14, 2002 -- People with elevated levels of homocysteine in the blood had nearly double the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD), according to a new report from scientists at Boston University. |
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| "Use It Or Lose It?" Study Suggests Mentally Stimulating Activities May Reduce Alzheimer's Risk |
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February 13, 2002 -- In recent years, many of us have come to believe that doing crossword puzzles or playing cards might ward off a decline in memory or help us maintain "brainpower" as we age. |
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| Folic Acid Deficiency May Increase Susceptibility to Parkinson's Disease |
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January 14, 2002 -- Mouse experiments suggest that folic acid deficiency could increase the brain's susceptibility to Parkinson's disease, according to scientists at the National Institute on Aging. |
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