Alzheimers Disease: – Study finds loneliness in old age may help trigger Alzheimer’s
Study finds loneliness in old age may help trigger Alzheimer’s
FEELING lonely may help to trigger Alzheimer’s disease in later life, new research suggests.
Emily Boland
SUN CITY CENTER, Fla. — Emily Boland, 75, formerly of Hilton Head Island, died Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2006, at an Alzheimer’s disease facility in Sun City Center, Fla.
Inflammation Study Suggests New Approach for Fighting Alzheimer’s
Researchers have shown that impaired function and loss of synapses in the hippocampus of a mouse form of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is related to the activation of immune cells called microglia, which cause inflammation.
Loneliness Can Double Risk of Alzheimer’s
Lonely individuals are twice as likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease as those who are not lonely, according to a new study.
Police Search For Missing Soledad Man
Police are searching for a missing Soledad man known to have Alzheimer’s disease.
Loneliness associated with increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Lonely individuals may be twice as likely to develop the type of dementia linked to Alzheimer’s disease in late life as those who are not lonely, according to an article in the February issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
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