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  • Hidden fat predicts Alzheimer’s 20 years ahead of symptoms


    Hidden fat predicts Alzheimer’s 20 years ahead of symptoms

    Hidden fat predicts Alzheimer’s 20 years ahead of symptoms

    Researchers have linked a specific type of body fat to the abnormal proteins in the brain that are hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease up to 20 years before the earliest symptoms of dementia appear, according to a study being presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).


    New cardiovascular disease risk marker discovered in older women

    New cardiovascular disease risk marker discovered in older women

    Now a new study shows how low levels of antibodies to the fatty substance phosphorylcholine, called anti-PC, may be a new independent risk marker for cardiovascular disease in older women.


    Experts produce consensus statement on sex and gender disparities in resilience to Alzheimer’s

    Experts produce consensus statement on sex and gender disparities in resilience to Alzheimer’s

    Assessing how sex and gender interact is crucial to understanding the mechanisms that maintain cognitive function and reduce the accumulation of pathologies in ageing and Alzheimer's disease, i.e. resilience and resistance factors."