All Posts: memory loss

• Looking for a Breakthrough in Alzheimer’s Disease

  After nearly two decades of clinical trials failing to deliver new treatments, Alzheimer’s disease researchers and clinicians, as well as patients and their families, have expressed cautious optimism regarding the new medications — and their implications for the future.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: Alzheimer's disease, brain, memory loss, mind, research

• Early-life Education Improves Memory in Old Age — Especially for Women

  WASHINGTON (June 5, 2020) — Education appears to protect older adults, especially women, against memory loss, according to a study by investigators at Georgetown University Medical Center, published in the journal Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition. The results suggest that children — especially girls — who attend school for longer will have better memory abilities in […]

  Category: News Release Tags: aging, Alzheimer's disease, biomedical research, brain, dementia, memory loss, mind, neuroscience