The FDA might soon be approving a test that could mirror the affects of Alzheimer’s disease on the brain, showing in detail the plaque that tends to build up with this disease, causing serious symptoms such as severe memory loss. The test is essentially a brain scan which is able to show more detail than [...]
According to the new book that Ronald Reagan’s son Ron Reagan has released, his father apparently had Alzheimer’s while he was president of the United States. Ron Reagan claimed in “My Father at 100,” that in the event that his father was diagnosed with the disease while President, he would have had to give up [...]
A new study has suggested that heavy smoking during middle age greatly increases the chances of developing Alzheimer or other dementia later on in life. Lead researcher Rachel A. Whitmer had this to say: “We found that people who reported heavy smoking in midlife had more than a 100 percent increase in risk of Alzheimer [...]
A recent study has found that walking may help increase brain size, and also fight off dementia and other aging diseases. A study was conducted in Pittsburgh that consisted of 300 people keeping track of the distance that they walked each week. Results showed that those people who walked at least six miles per week [...]
Vitamin B Slows Alzheimer’s Onset – A recent study has discovered that massive doses of certain B vitamins may help to delay the onset of certain cognitive disorders that affect memory, such as Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. The study was conducted by a group of researchers at Oxford University in Britain, where the researchers gave [...]
Active Minds Linked To Dementia – Games, brain training exercises, crossword puzzles, sudoku and listening to the radio are known to keep the brain active and help to stave off the effects of Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia. How they those activities do this is by keeping thoughts active, not allowing the mind to slow down [...]
A number of doctors have been trying to find the starting point of dementia, in hopes of preventing the long term damage that can so badly ruin a person’s life. While they have seen some progress in early diagnosis, there are some risks that new guidelines will hopefully eliminate. It all seems to begin with mild [...]
A study has found that squirting insulin up the noses of patients with Alzheimer’s may improve their memory. The unlikely results showed that patients who received the treatments for at least four months showed improvements in memory tests that they were administered. In the tests, they were asked to recall the last two months. Previously, [...]
Depression Linked to Dementia and Alzheimer – According to a recent report, there is a connection between depression and dementia. While researchers have long speculated that there could be a link between the two, recent research has backed up these claims. The findings were published in the journal Neurology. The study included over 1,000 people [...]
A surprising study of elderly people suggests that those who see themselves as self-disciplined, organized achievers have a lower risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease than people who are less conscientious. A purposeful personality may somehow protect the brain, perhaps by increasing neural connections that can act as a reserve against mental decline, said study co-author [...]
*scans of a normal brain (L) and a brain with Alzheimer’s disease* More than five million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, a 10 percent increase from the last official tally five years ago, and a number expected to more than triple by 2050, absent a cure, as the 85-and-over population soars and the baby boomers move [...]
