NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Our hearts are filled with pain and sadness. We lost the matriarch of our family,” says Pat Houston, the daughter-in-law of Cissy Houston....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Getting enough physical activity could prevent 1 in 10 premature deaths,” said Ruth Petersen, MD, Director of CDC’s Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — One major reason Black people suffer disproportionately from Alzheimer’s is we are underrepresented in dementia research, in part because many of us are...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — This week, thousands of researchers, scientists, clinicians, advocates, and concerned Angelenos convened at the Los Angeles Convention Center to discuss one of the...
DALLAS POST TRIBUNE — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report men in the United States, on average, die five years earlier than women. Each...
THE AFRO — The Lieber Institute for Brain Development announced the creation of the first African-American Neuroscience Research Initiative (AANRI) Monday. The Lieber Institute, a Baltimore...
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — Nearly 100,000 Minnesotans live with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementias and that number is expected to grow dramatically over the next...
MILWAUKEE COURIER — As the new governor, Evers’ budget included several proposals
WASHINGTON INFORMER — In many cultures, the elderly are respected and treasured.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Leon W. Russell, Chairman of the NAACP National Board of Directors, will present Congresswoman Waters with the award at the 50th NAACP Image...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Nearly 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, and that number is expected to increase to nearly 14 million by 2050....
[BLOOMBERG] Nancy Reagan, the former actress and first lady who nurtured the political career of husband Ronald Reagan, and was remembered for her unstinting devotion to...
Special to the NNPA from The Florida Courier Two Edward Waters College (EWC) professors are working to decipher a protein code that could be used to...
LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — One more reason to watch the waistline: New research says people’s weight in middle age may influence not...
LONDON (AP) — Health researchers say there are now nearly 47 million people living with dementia globally, up from 35 million in 2009. They warned that...
LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Older women with mild memory impairment worsened about twice as fast as men, researchers reported Tuesday, part of...
Courrier Staff/USNewsWire Special to the NNPA from the New Pittsburgh Courier CHICAGO — The Alzheimer’s Association is proud to announce a nationwide partnership with...
LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Sticky plaque gets the most attention, but now healthy seniors at risk of Alzheimer’s are letting scientists peek...
FARMINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — What inventor Eric Knight has been working on for five and a half years could be the key to managing Alzheimer’s...
(Daily Mail) – Australian scientists have made a major breakthrough in treating Alzheimer’s with a new drug-free method that can restore memory loss. Researchers at the...
(Medical News Today) – Scientists have discovered a molecule that can interrupt an important stage in the development of Alzheimer’s disease. The molecule sticks to faulty...
LINDA A. JOHNSON, AP Business Writer TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Imagine being able to identify who is likely to develop a particular disease — and then...
(Sky News)—The best way to improve your memory will probably shock you. A study published in the Nature journal says memories can be retroactively enhanced...
LONDON (The Times of India) – Taking sleeping pills for over three months increases a person’s risk of getting Alzheimer’s by over 51%. Taking benzodiazepines...
MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer The rate of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias is falling in the United States and some other rich countries —...
