Category Archives: Aging
Effects of APOE on brain white matter microstructure in healthy adults
Articles Effects of APOE on brain white matter microstructure in healthy adults Lars T. Westlye, PhD, Ivar Reinvang, PhD, Helge Rootwelt, PhD and Thomas Espeseth, PhD + Author Affiliations From the Department of Psychology (L.T.W., I.R.), Center for the Study … Continue reading
Football players’ mortality from Alzheimer disease and Lou Gehrig’s is 4 times higher
Another dent in the tired old tale of the role of (Mendelian) heredity in neuropsychiatry. More good stuff published in Neurology this week to follow. Articles Neurodegenerative causes of death among retired National Football League players Everett J. Lehman, MS, … Continue reading
What Changes in Survival Rates Tell Us About U.S. Health Care – The Commonwealth Fund
Even as health care spending per capita has increased in the U.S. over the last three decades, the nation has fallen behind 12 other wealthy nations in 15-year survival for men and women at ages 45 and 65. By 2005, … Continue reading
Physical Activity Prevents Progression for Cognitive Impairment and Vascular Dementia
Results From the LADIS (Leukoaraiosis and Disability) Study via Physical Activity Prevents Progression for Cognitive Impairment and Vascular Dementia. Skip to main page content Stroke Home • Subscriptions • Archives • Feedback • Authors • Help • AHA Journals … Continue reading

