Posts Tagged ‘memory-loss’
Stanford and Max Planck on Mental Fitness
Stanford Issues Findings from Cognitive and Brain Experts Urging Consumer Caution on Memory Fitness Products (press release) — “Fear of memory loss, mental impairment and Alzheimer’s disease lead many consumers to search for products — from supplements to software — that claim to ward off such ailments,” Laura L. Carstensen, founding director of the Stanford…
Read MoreAlzheimer’s Early and Accurate Diagnosis: Normal Aging vs. Alzheimer’s Disease
(Editor’s Note: I recently came across an excellent book and resource, The Alzheimer’s Action Plan: The Experts’ Guide to the Best Diagnosis and Treatment for Memory Problems, just released in paperback. Dr. Murali Doraiswamy, one of the authors and leading Alzheimer’s expert, kindly helped us create a 2‑part article series to share with SharpBrains readers…
Read MoreAlzheimer’s Risk and Prevention: the Cognitive Reserve
A couple of recent research findings are making the media rounds, bringing much needed attention to the high Alzheimer’s rates among Latinos and to preventive approaches based on the Cognitive Reserve — such as, what jobs we choose: More Alzheimer’s risk for Hispanics, studies find (International Herald Tribune): — Studies suggest that many Hispanics may…
Read MoreBi-Weekly Update: Preventing Memory Loss and Public Policy
Here you are have the bi-monthly Digest of our most Popular blog posts. (Also, remember that you can subscribe to receive our blog RSS feed, or to our newsletter at the top of this page if you want to receive this digest by email). Brain Fitness News and Events Upcoming Events: I will be speaking at…
Read MoreBrain Health and Alzheimer’s Prevention
We just received these two very thought-provoking essays on Alzheimer’s Disease and brain health, as part of a writing workshop, led by Susan Hill in Lakeland, Florida, with a group of grade 9–11 homeschoolers. Without further ado, here you are both Essays: Essay A. Preventing Alzheimer’s at Work – By Josh H 5,000,000: that is the number…
Read MorePreventing Memory Loss-CQ Researcher
Ever wondered what explains the sometimes surreal, often misguided, health policies by our government? Well, it is beyond our humble brains to capture and articulate what may be going on…but we now see that lack of access to quality information is certainly not the main problem. Decision-making processes, and structural incentives, would probably merit more…
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