"This class of drugs could be beneficial when the nerve cells are just beginning to become impaired," said Linda Van Eldik, a senior author of the paper and director of the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging.
"More studies are still needed to understand how an active CMV infection might be related to this most common form of dementia," said study researcher Dr Julie Schneider, of the Rush University Alzheimer's Disease Center in Chicago.
"Although we like to think we're professional and mature in the workplace, it can be just like high school in many ways," Scott said.
US researchers found that obese teenagers suffered increased hearing loss across all frequencies and were almost twice as likely to have unilateral (one-sided) low-frequency hearing loss than their counterparts.
The next Pope is vital not only to Catholics, but people of other faiths as well. It would help if he redefined the church's approach to other religions
Post the recently concluded Indian Premier League (IPL), Indian men and women are looking to settle down with partners who are interested in cricket, indicates a survey.
Breastfeeding alone produced better brain development than a combination of breastfeeding and formula, which produced better development than formula alone.
At least 27 people, including women and children, have been killed in lightning strikes across Bihar in the past 24 hours, an official said Wednesday.
The width of blood vessels in the retina, located at the back of the eye, may indicate brain health years before the onset of dementia and other deficits, according to a new study.
Rudyard Kipling, India-born famed author of 'The Jungle Book', in a letter has admitted to plagiarising some of his best known works, including parts of the iconic children's book.
For centuries, there's been no official French word for the sloppy Gallic export "to French kiss" — though that certainly hasn't stopped any citizen from doing so.
European scientists have engineered artificial skins and sensor technologies to augment "sensitivity" in robots, says a study.
Our brain is able to identify people's voices by comparing them against an internal 'average voice' prototype, neuroscientists say.
Heightened telomerase activity in patients with untreated major depression may represent the body's attempt to fight back against the progression of disease, according to a new study.
The use of cinnamaldehyde, the compound responsible for the bright, sweet smell of cinnamon, has proven effective in preventing the tau knots.
Japanese climber Yuichiro Miura, who at 80 became the oldest person to reach the summit of Mt Everest, undertook carefully structured scientific training to help achieve his goal.
The technique by University of California, Irvine researchers to clearly identify clinically usable markers for prostate cancer in urine could facilitate commercially available, at-home urine tests.
In this study, using high-throughput sequencing techniques, scientists sought to identify new variants, including rare and potentially high risk ones, in 25 previously identified risk genes in a sample of nearly 42,000 individuals.
Those having been exposed to secondhand smoke, even temporarily, were much more likely to report themselves as being more aggressive by the time they finished fourth grade
Scientists have engineered nanoparticles derived from grapefruit lipids that could be used to deliver anti-cancer and other drugs to tumour cells, says a study.
Daily exercise and the consumption of at least eight glasses of water on a regular basis help in food digestion and prevents abdominal bloating.
The penguin's underwater prowess may have cost it its ability to fly, researchers now believe. By looking at seabirds closely related to the penguin, scientists confirmed that a wing that is good for flying cannot also be good for diving and swimming.
Woolly mammoths - the gigantic cousins of modern day elephants - may have died as a result of climate change following a major cosmic impact near the end of the Ice Age.
The European Union wants to ban the refillable olive oil bottles that sit on so many restaurant tables across the continent.
Whether we're listening to Bach or the blues, our brains are wired to make music-colour connections, according to new research from the University of California, Berkeley.
The so-called eco-friendly LED lights may cause permanent damage to your eyes, a new research has claimed.
A Madras High Court bench has ruled that divorce cannot be granted to a husband if he has not let in any evidence to prove desertion or cruelty by his wife.
Having friendly colleagues at work can reduce your risk of developing diabetes , according to a new study.
Vegetable consumption in general did not affect Parkinson's disease risk.
One of the robots resembles a woman's head and ranks the operator's breath, declaring an "emergency" if it falls into the worst category.