Posts Tagged ‘Alzheimer-disease’
To address the upcoming Alzheimer’s “epidemic”, let’s approach 2016 with these 4 Pillars of Alzheimer’s Prevention
. As you probably know, we are in a health care crisis. The number of people with Alzheimer’s disease continues to sky-rocket as people age and may reach crisis proportions. A national goal has been set to prevent and cure Alzheimer’s by 2020 or no later than 2025, with a lion’s share of this money…
Read MoreDiagnosing early Alzheimer’s and Mild Cognitive Impairment: Emerging Challenges and Implications
Blurry line in diagnosing early Alzheimer’s: study (Reuters): “The revised definition of a brain condition called mild cognitive impairment means that many people now considered to have mild or early Alzheimer’s disease could easily be given that diagnosis instead, suggests a new study.”
Read MoreAlzheimer’s Disease and Music: A Door to Past and New Memories
Music can soothe and trigger memories. It is as such that music is most often used with Alzheimer’s patients. A new study suggests that music may also be used as a booster for learning new things, an ability very impaired in those with Alzheimer’s. Individuals with Alzheimer’s and matched controls were presented with unfamiliar songs…
Read MoreCan Direct Brain Stimulation Boost Performance?
Neurons in the brain transmit information by exchanging electrical and chemical signals. What would happen if these electrical signals were transformed by applying an external current? Could this help boost brain functions? In this article, Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is reported to help people solve brain-teasers. In the study weak currents altered the activity…
Read MoreReferences on Cognitive Health/ Brain Fitness
This is a partial list of the literature we reviewed during the research phase of our new book, The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness. We know many friends of SharpBrains are researchers, healthcare professionals, graduate/ Ph.D. students, who want have direct access to the references (perhaps PubMed should promote itself as a never ending source…
Read MoreA Multi-Pronged Approach to Brain Health
Try eating food with one chop stick. It is possible, for certain types of food. But probably not the best approach. Let’s now talk brain health. Dr. Larry McCleary is a former acting Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Denver Children’s Hospital, and author of the The Brain Trust Program (Perigee Trade, 2007). He agreed to help…
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