Rush Stories
Low Scores on Memory and Thinking Tests May Signal Alzheimer’s Earlier Than Thought
The changes in thinking and memory that precede obvious symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease begin decades before
New MIND Diet May Significantly Protect Against Alzheimer’s Disease
A new diet could significantly lower a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease
Single-Dose Treatment Offers New Hope for Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients
Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT), delivers one precise, concentrated dose of radiation to the tumor site
Disparity in Breast Cancer Between Black and White Women
Can be eliminated by regular mammography screening
Number of People with Alzheimer’s Disease May Triple by 2050
There's an urgent need for more research, treatments and preventive strategies to reduce the impact of this epidemic
Neurological Researchers Find Fat May Be Linked to Memory Loss
People with high amounts of abdominal fat in their middle age are 3.6 times as likely to develop memory loss and dementia later in their life
Alzheimer’s Disease a Much Larger Cause of Death Than Previously Recognized
A new study by researchers at Rush indicates that Alzheimer’s disease may be one of the leading causes of death in the United States
Alzheimer’s Disease May Be More Prevalent And Manifests Itself Differently Among African Americans
The risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease among older African Americans may be two to three times greater than in the non-Hispanic white population