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Willis Tower Goes Purple to Raise Awareness about Alzheimer’s
Check out the top of Willis Tower, the tallest building in Chicago, this week and you’ll notice the antenna lighting is purple. The lights are in honor of National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month...
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FDA Committee Gives Thumbs Up to New Brain Scan for Alzheimer’s
A Food and Drug Administration panel of advisors is recommending approval of the first imaging test to help screen for Alzheimer’s disease. The news is especially exciting for Rush University...
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Loneliness: A Risk for Motor Decline in Old Age
Physical exercise is a good way to stave off declines in motor function in old age. But what about social engagement — staying in touch with friends and family? Does that have any effect on preserving...
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Summitt Puts Spotlight on Early Onset Alzheimer’s
Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt recently revealed that she has been diagnosed with early onset dementia that will eventually lead to Alzheimer’s disease. Experts from the Rush...
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Undetectable Brain Lesions May Cause Signs of Aging
Tiny blocked vessels in the brain may be playing a sizable role in signs of aging. Researchers from Rush University Medical Center have found that microscopic lesions or infarcts — too small to be...
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Purpose in Life May Benefit Alzheimer’s Patients
Greater purpose in life may help stave off the harmful effects of plaques and tangles associated with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center. The...
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Neglect in Children Linked to Stroke Risk Later in Life
The results from a new study by neurological researchers from the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center at Rush University Medical Center suggest that people who were emotionally neglected as children may...
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Reading, Writing and Playing Games May Help Aging Brains Stay Healthy
Mental activities like reading and writing can preserve structural integrity in the brains of older people, according to a new study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North...
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Number of People with Alzheimer’s Disease May Triple by 2050
The number of people with Alzheimer’s disease is expected to triple in the next 40 years, according to a new study by researchers from the Rush Institute of Healthy Aging at Rush University Medical...
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Rush Scientists Study Possible Drug for Alzheimer’s Disease
Studies in mice with Alzheimer’s disease have shown that sodium phenylbutyrate, known as Buphenyl, successfully increases factors for neuronal growth and protects learning and memory, according to...
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Does Being a Bookworm Boost Your Brainpower in Old Age?
Neurological researchers at Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center at Rush University Medical Center have found that brain-stimulating activities such as reading books and writing at any age may preserve...
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Rush Receives NIH Grant to Study Alzheimer’s
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced on Wednesday the award of a new research grant to discover, characterize and validate complex molecular networks and candidate genes that influence...
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Alzheimer’s May Be More Prevalent Among African-Americans
A new study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center reviews research that suggests that the risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease among older African-Americans may be two to three times...
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Drug May Slow Memory Loss Caused by Alzheimer’s
A new research study at Rush University Medical Center and Northwestern Medicine is testing whether a new investigational treatment can slow the memory loss caused by Alzheimer’s disease. The study...
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