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Alzheimer's disease

Drug shows promise as early dementia treatment

Published March 11, 2015

Hyperactivity calmed in brains of patients at high risk for dementia due to 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

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