Can fish oil be used to treat or prevent mental illness? Can human genome sequencing help unravel the mystery of who is susceptible to Alzheimer’s disease? Check out these stories and you’ll find out what Feinstein Institute investigators are doing to answer those and numerous other questions about the brain. When it comes to matters… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Alzeimer’s Disease
Nicotine Patch May Help Memory Impairment
Nicotine patches may ease mild cognitive impairment, according to a new study in the journal Neurology. Study participants showed improved attention plus improvements in secondary measures of attention, memory and though-processing speed. But the research did not demonstrate a significant difference between nicotine and placebo on overall improvement. The study was conducted with 74 non-smokers… Read more »
Can Lower Body Mass Index Be an Early Sign for Alzheimer’s Disease?
Obesity, a disease in itself, is a well known cause of other diseases. Midlife obesity, in particular, has been linked with an increased risk of late-life dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Interestingly, patients who have dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease are actually more likely to be underweight. The cause of this association has been unclear. It… Read more »