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Alzheimer Disease
How Big Is Your Brain? Its Size May Protect You from Memory Loss
May 2nd, 2008
From autopsies, researchers have long known that some people die with sharp minds and perfect memories, but their brains riddled with the plaques and tangles of Alzheimer's disease. New research shows that those people have a larger part of the brain called the hippocampus. The research will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology 60th Annual Meeting in Chicago, April 12 - April 19, 2008. "This larger hippocampus may protect these people from the effects of Alzheimer's disease-related brain changes," said study author Deniz Erten-Lyons, MD, with Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, and member of the American Academy of Neurology. "Hopefully this...
Source: Health Business Week (2008-05-02)
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