Posts Tagged ‘amyloid’
Update: Should candidates to high office should pass a cognitive/ mental fitness test?
Wow, that was a couple of very insightful discussions, via social media no less. #1. The first one was about whether heads of state and candidates to high office should pass a cognitive/ mental fitness test. Click HERE to read and discuss some of the sharpest comments, such as… “I wonder what brought this up.” “Definitely. We routinely screen…
Read MoreBrain scans show lower accumulation of tau and amyloid pathology among cognitive “super-agers”
Super-Agers Show Resistance to Tau and Amyloid Accumulation, Maintain High Cognitive Function (Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging press release): Super-agers, or individuals whose cognitive skills are above the norm even at an advanced age, have been found to have increased resistance to tau and amyloid proteins, according to research presented at the Society…
Read MoreUpdate: A brain-friendly lifestyle is the best approach to delay cognitive decline and dementia
_____ Time to wrap-up another stimulating month with SharpBrains’ e‑newsletter, featuring this time a range of promising news for everyone with a (human) brain :-) New tech for brain health: Neuroengineering meets neuroethics to address treatment-resistant depression Study: Hearing aids may help older adults delay dementia, depression, anxiety, and falls Four guidelines for smart use of smartphones…
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 MoreQuestioning brain health status quo in depression and Alzheimer’s
Two good recent pieces in The New York Times bring to the forefront the need to question status quo mindset and practices about how to measure and enhance brain health. Sleep Therapy Seen as an Aid for Depression “Curing insomnia in people with depression could double their chance of a full recovery, scientists are reporting.…
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