ANA News
A large, long-term study suggests that middle aged Americans who have vascular health risk factors, including diabetes, high blood pressure, and smoking, have a greater chance of suffering from dementia later in life. This study was led by ANA member, Rebecca Gottesman, M.D., Ph.D. Read more about the findings...
The study, published in The Lancet and funded by The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF), found that people with Parkinson’s who injected themselves each week with exenatide for one year performed better in movement (motor) tests than those who injected a placebo. Read more about this research...
Researchers at Kent State University in Ohio have discovered tell-tale signs of Alzheimer’s disease in 20 elderly chimpanzee brains, rekindling a decades-old debate over whether humans are the only species that develop the debilitating condition. Read more about this research...
