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alzheimer's disease

Brain science

Serotonin: The key to unlocking Alzheimer's?

Published Sept 22, 2017

Brain scan study from School of Medicine adds to evidence that lower brain serotonin levels are linked to Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia / School of Medicine

Neuroscience

'Memory protein' linked to cognitive decline

Published Sept 22, 2017

Low levels of NPTX2 appear to play key role in learning and memory loss that are hallmarks of Alzheimer's / Hopkins Medicine

Back to school

Published Sept 22, 2017

Older adults embrace lifelong learning to keep the mind stimulated / The New York Times

Mice whiskers yield clues to memory formation, Johns Hopkins researchers say

Published March-April 2015

Observation technique could yield clues on autism, Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia / Gazette

Study: High blood pressure in midlife increases risk of cognitive decline later

Published Sept 22, 2017

Study: High blood pressure in midlife increases risk of cognitive decline later / Hopkins Medicine

Dementia care

Calming influence

Published Winter 2013

A new program piloted by the School of Nursing uses indoor golf, barbershop quartet music, and more to reduce agitation in dementia patients. / Johns Hopkins Magazine

Early dementia detection

Published Dec 2013

JHU researchers develop model that could help determine if memory loss in older adults is benign or a stop on the way to Alzheimer's disease / Gazette