Posts Tagged ‘Alzheimers-disease’
New studies reinforce Education and Cognitive Reserve –instead of drugs targeting beta amyloid– as most promising avenue to prolong cognitive health and reduce dementia risk
Dementia Risk Declines, And Education May Be One Reason Why (NPR): “Some encouraging news in the battle against Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia: The rate at which older Americans are getting these conditions is declining. That’s according to
Read MoreTrend: Increased access to cognitive screenings in primary care settings serving older adults
Novel Initiative Ups Cognitive Screening in Geriatric Patients (Medscape): “A resident-run initiative in a geriatric clinic clearly shows that when screening for cognitive impairment becomes a priority, to screen all patients opens the door toward timely intervention and optimized outcomes in this high-risk population
Read More10 ways in which Yoga Meditation helps nourish Body, Brain and Mind
— An easy, low cost, natural practice can help us boost our brain power, be healthier and more spiritually attuned as we age, and improve our quality of life and happiness. It could also reduce some of the staggering health care costs seen today. Curious about what that practice is?
Read MoreSurvey: Do you think we will soon have a pharmacological treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease and cognitive impairment?
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Read MoreStudy: Leaky blood-brain barrier linked to cognitive decline and dementia
Leaky blood-brain barrier linked to Alzheimer’s disease (Science Daily): “Researchers using contrast-enhanced MRI have identified leakages in the blood-brain barrier (BBB) of people with early Alzheimer’s disease (AD), according to a new study published
Read MoreCan you grow your hippocampus? Yes. Here’s how, and why it matters
. A pair of thumb-sized structures deep in the center of the human brain are critical for our ability to learn and remember. Thanks to their shape, each of them is called hippocampus — which means seahorse in Greek. These brain areas have the unique capacity to generate new neurons every day. In fact, recent human…
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