Thinning Bones Linked to Alzheimer's Risk
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People with low bone mineral density (BMD) are at increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, researchers report. Low BMD is also associated with all-cause dementia in women, but not men.
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Weight loss in elderly men appears to be a harbinger of dementia and contributes to their increasing frailty, researchers said on Monday.
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Weight loss in elderly men appears to  be a harbinger of dementia and contributes to their increasing  frailty, researchers said on Monday.
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MONDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDayNews) --The National Institute on Aging has launched a landmark study aimed at finding a way to use imaging technology to reduce the time and cost of clinical trials for Alzheimer's disease medications.
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MONDAY, Dec. 13 (HealthDayNews) -- Osteoporosis appears to be an often overlooked risk for men with prostate cancer who are having hormone therapy, says a study to be published in the Jan. 15 issue of Cancer.
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People who have high blood pressure,  cholesterol, diabetes or who smoke in midlife have a much  higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease later on, U.S.  researchers reported on Monday.
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Heart disease or a stroke may trigger Alzheimer's disease by cutting oxygen in the brain, researchers say.
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Scientists pinpoint a new gene linked with late-onset Alzheimer's disease.
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SUNDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDayNews) -- Watching a loved one slowly succumb to the memory-robbing illness known as Alzheimer's disease can be devastating.
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TUESDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDayNews) -- Experts are warning Americans that it's time to bone up on bone health, with a recent U.S. Surgeon General's report estimating that at least half of those over age 50 will suffer osteoporotic fractures by the year 2020.
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People who are lonely are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, a large US study has suggested.
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A new analysis may help detect the earliest signs of cell damage caused by Alzheimer's disease.
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(WebMD) New evidence may further explain why people who regularly eat heart-healthy fish seem to have a lower risk of developing Alzheimer&#39;s disease.
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WASHINGTON -- The popular diabetes drug marketed as Avandia may increase bone thinning, a discovery that could help explain why diabetics can have an increased risk of fractures.
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NEW YORK  - Older people who have lost their teeth are at more than three-fold greater risk of memory problems and dementia, UK researchers report.
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WEDNESDAY, June 6 (HealthDay News) -- Stroke and head injury trigger a cellular chain of events that increases the risk of Alzheimer&#39;s disease, a new study says.
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Women whose ovaries are removed before menopause may be at increased risk for dementia, a new study reports.