Posts Tagged ‘cognitive problems’
A few slow-paced breaths are enough to significantly reduce physiological stress
Welcome to a new edition of SharpBrains’ e‑newsletter, sharing important brain & mental health news plus a couple fun brain teasers to test your mental self-rotation skills. #1. Study: Education and lifestyle helped over a million older Americans avoid serious cognitive problems in 2017 Let’s kickstart 2022 with some good news: “The prevalence of serious cognitive…
Read MoreGreat interview on bilingualism, sports, education and neuroplasticity — en español
(translation available below) Álvaro Fernández Ibáñez: “La educación bilingüe ayuda a retrasar problemas cognitivos como el alzhéimer” (El Mundo): PREGUNTA. ¿A qué se dedican los neuroconsultores? ¿Qué relación tienen con la educación? RESPUESTA. En los últimos años ha empezado a aumentar el interés por mejorar la capacidad del cerebro. Al igual que las personas quieren estar en…
Read MoreSix guidelines to navigate the Aduhelm controversy and (hopefully) help patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment and early-stage Alzheimer’s Disease
The approval of a controversial new drug for Alzheimer’s disease, Aduhelm, is shining a spotlight on mild cognitive impairment — problems with memory, attention, language or other cognitive tasks that exceed changes expected with normal aging. After initially indicating that Aduhelm could be prescribed to anyone with dementia, the Food and Drug Administration now specifies that…
Read MoreUpdate: Understanding Brain Health via Cosmological Health, and vice versa
Welcome to a new edition of SharpBrains’ e‑newsletter, featuring fascinating findings, books and resources for lifelong brain health. #1. “The human brain (section; left image above) functions thanks to its wide neuronal network that is deemed to contain approximately 69 billion neurons. On the other hand, the observable universe (section simulation; right image) can count…
Read MoreTrend: Growing research on the relationship between sleep and Alzheimer’s Disease
___ The brain may clean out Alzheimer’s plaques during sleep (ScienceNews): “Bendlin’s studies are part of a modest but growing body of research suggesting that a sleep-deprived brain might be more vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease. In animal studies, levels of plaque-forming A‑beta plummet during sleep. Other research suggests that a snoozing brain runs the “clean…
Read MoreFact: Multiple factors can contribute to memory problems…and “getting older” is often not the main one
When Memory Changes Are More Than ‘Just Getting Older’ (US News): “You’ve probably heard this phrase before: “I’m just getting older”…The explanation should be used with caution, though. Often, I tell my patients not to blame something they are experiencing on “just getting older,” because they might miss something that could be treatable
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