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What Science Tells Us about Preventing Dementia
In another population study, researchers at Columbia University analyzed data from 593 people age 60 or older, 106 of whom developed dementia. People with clerical, unskilled or semiskilled jobs...
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In Blacks with Alzheimer’s Gene, Higher Education May Be Protective
Education may reduce the risk of cognitive decline associated with the APOE e4 gene—the biggest genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer’s disease—in older non-Hispanic black people, according...
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Literacy Might Shield the Brain from Dementia
Earlier studies trying to parse this topic had not been able to disentangle the role of reading and writing from schooling to determine whether literacy, by itself, could be a pivotal factor...
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People Who Can't Read Face 2-3 Times Higher Dementia Risk
Could illiteracy up your odds for dementia? The finding "provides strong evidence for a link between illiteracy and dementia risk," said study author Jennifer Manly,...
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Want Extra Years of Life? Keep Blood Pressure Tightly Controlled
https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2019-11-12/...
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What Is a “Mini” Stroke?
A “mini” stroke may not cause permanent brain damage, but it’s a warning sign that you could be at risk for a debilitating—or deadly—stroke.
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8 Things To Know About Frontotemporal Degeneration
“It’s very different from the idea people have in their minds of what dementia is,” Edward D. Huey, M.D., associate professor of psychiatry and Neurology at the Taub Institute for Research on...
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In MS, Genome Map Shows Many Immune Cells Are to Blame
A new study of multiple sclerosis (MS) is upending notions about how the autoimmune disease gets started. The study, led by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and...
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Dr. Carolyn Britton Receives W. Montague Cobb Lifetime Achievement Award
In August 2019, Dr. Carolyn Britton received the well-deserved honor of the W. Montague Cobb Lifetime Achievement Award at the National Medical Association Annual Convention.
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Dr. Randolph Marshall Awarded the 2019 C. Miller Fisher, MD Neuroscience Visionary Award
Randolph Marshall, MD, Elisabeth K. Harris Professor of Neurology and chief of the Division of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease in the Department of Neurology at Columbia University Vagelos...
