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Science Alert: Promising new animal research suggests a drug originally developed to treat diabetes significantly reverses memory loss and brain degeneration in mice with a rodent version of Alzheimer’s disease. If the same is proven true in humans, the drug could one day be used as a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease and other memory-related illnesses. READ MORE
Medical News Today: Scientists might have discovered a potential new treatment for dementia, in the form of blueberry vinegar. In the recent study, researchers show how the fermented product improved short-term memory in mice with amnesia. READ MORE
Clinical Advisor: Higher education may be linked to a decreased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, according to a study in the BMJ. Susanna C Larsson, PhD, of the Institute of Environmental Medicine at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues conducted a Mendelian randomization study to assess 24 different alterable risk factors such as socioeconomics, lifestyle, diet, cardiometabolics, and inflammatory factors. READ MORE
Daily Herald: A resident assistant at Brightview West End in Rockville, Maryland, participates in a tour that simulates the experiences of someone living with dementia. The Virtual Dementia Tour, which has trained people at thousands of facilities across the United States, aims to increase empathy for dementia patients by showing them what it feels to walk in their shoes -- their painful, destabilizing shoes. READ MORE
