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Alzheimer's disease
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 Aug 11, 2014
Study: High blood pressure in midlife increases risk of cognitive decline later / Hopkins Medicine
Brain matters
Neuroscientists focus on where memories begin
Published April 14, 2014 Video
Place cells in hippocampus help construct cognitive map, study suggests
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
Sleep study
Alzheimer's acceleration?
Published Oct 23, 2013
Link seen between sleep duration, quality and cognitive disease biomarker / School of Public Health
Warning signs
Early Alzheimer's detection
Published Oct 16, 2013
Biomarkers may predict cognitive impairment years before first symptoms / Hopkins Medicine
Lost at war
Memories, fading away
Published June 4, 2013
M.A. candidate writes about losing her father to Alzheimer's while she was deployed in Iraq / The New York Times
A 'pacemaker' for Alzheimer's
Published Dec 5, 2012
Device provides deep brain stimulation, seen as possible means of reversing cognitive decline
Managing dementia
Published Nov 21, 2012
Two JHU professors outline six-step process for identifying, coping with behavioral symptoms / School of Nursing