Posts Tagged ‘Alzheimers-disease’
Update: Let’s transform brain health from “suffer-in-silence” to “let-me-take-control”
Time for our September 2014 e‑newsletter, featuring a wealth of insights and innovations reports…including four thought-provoking interviews with Sponsors of the 2014 SharpBrains Virtual Summit (October 28–30th). Enjoy! New perspectives at the frontier of Brain, Health & Innovation: Barbara Arrowsmith Young: Every kid should practice stress reduction and targeted cognitive exercises at school Michael Meagher (Cogniciti): Let’s transform brain…
Read MoreAlzheimer’s disease can be delayed through lifestyle: New, large study joins growing chorus
– Hard Evidence We Can Slow Alzheimer’s By Exercising The Body And The Mind (Forbes): “Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most feared diagnoses among patients…once the disease has been diagnosed, there is nothing modern medicine can do to stop it. But it can be slowed, and a new study presented
Read MoreRethinking Alzheimer’s research, beyond amyloid deposition, via new funding models
How a new approach to funding Alzheimer’s research could pay off (MIT News): “More than 5 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, the affliction that erodes memory and other mental capacities, but no drugs targeting the disease have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration since 2003…Lo and three co-authors propose
Read MoreUpdate: How to hold off Alzheimer’s Disease 8+ Years (even APOE4 carriers)
___ Time for SharpBrains’ June 2014 e‑newsletter, featuring a wealth of insights, science reports, upcoming events, and fun brain teasers. First of all, let us highlight what may well become the research finding of the year. As you can read in Mental stimulation over genetics: How to hold off Alzheimer’s Disease 8+ Years, “For APOE4 carriers with…
Read MoreMental stimulation over genetics: How to hold off Alzheimer’s Disease 8+ Years (even APOE4 carriers)
Feeding the Brain’s Curiosity Helps Delay Alzheimer’s, Study Says (Bloomberg): “People genetically prone to Alzheimer’s who went to college, worked in complex fields and stayed engaged intellectually held off the disease almost a decade longer than others, a study found.
Read MoreWhy do steroid-taking athletes pay attention to their physical exercise regimens?
To Boost Brain Health and Performance, Harness Neuroplasticity The Right Way (Creativity Post): “…However, despite large investments, evidence that “smart” drugs or brain supplements actually work is scarce at the present. The
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