The best thing you can do to keep your brain working the way you want it to: exercise, and eat right. “Nutrition is very, very important to brain health,” says Paul Nussbaum, Ph.D., a clinical neuropsychologist and member of scientific advisory board for the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America. “Surprisingly, the brain is made up of [...]
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7 Foods That Reduce Your Alzheimer’s Risk
March 4th, 2013 
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What is the difference between dementia and Alzheimer’s disease?
January 4th, 2013 admin In a nutshell, dementia is a symptom, and AD is the cause of the symptom. When someone is told they have dementia, it means that they have significant memory problems as well as other cognitive difficulties, and that these problems are severe enough to get in the way of daily living….. Too often, patients and [...]
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Surviving the Holidays as an Alzheimer’s Caregiver
December 12th, 2012 admin Humor can get you through the holidays. With three family members suffering Alzheimer’s, laughter has been essential. (Look, Grandpa can hide his own Easter eggs! Let’s just re-gift everything we gave him last year!). In all seriousness, being an Alzheimer’s caregiver around the holidays, populated with strange faces, blinking lights and open flames, can be [...]
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Active Lifestyles Slow Progression Of Alzheimer’s Disease
December 6th, 2012 admin An active lifestyle helps preserve gray matter in the brains of older adults and could reduce the burden of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease (AD), according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Dementia exacts a staggering toll on society. More than 35 million people worldwide are [...]
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Alzheimer’s Awareness: Do You Know The Facts?
December 4th, 2012 admin There are many physical changes our bodies undergo with advancing age. Normal cognitive changes with increasing age include smaller short term memory (STM) capacity, which makes it harder to retain information and act on that information. Retrieval from long term memory (LTM) also becomes less efficient. There are also corresponding physiological changes that occur in [...]
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Caregivers For Relatives With Dementia Need Support
November 15th, 2012 admin Caring for a family member with a debilitating illness such as dementia can be an exhausting responsibility. Nearly 65 million Americans provide the day-to-day needs of ailing family members at least 20 hours weekly, according to AARP. Of those, 15 million take care of people with Alzheimer’s disease, a brain disorder that results in loss of memory [...]
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Navigating The Challenges of Alzheimer’s Disease
October 29th, 2012 admin November is National Alzheimer’s Awareness month. Some think memory loss is just a facet of growing old. However, it is not part of the normal aging process. Exercise, family history, diet and cardiovascular disease effect the onset. According to the 2010 World Alzheimer’s Report, there are over 35.6 million people worldwide living with some form [...]
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Exercise Trumps Brain Games in Keeping Our Minds Intact
October 24th, 2012 admin It’s inevitable that as we age, our brains get smaller. Nerves die off, losing their connections, and that leads to a thinned out network feeding our thinking functions. But brain shrinkage isn’t inevitable, according to the latest study of elderly adults. In recent years, as more research reveals the benefits of staying both physically and [...]
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Caffeine May Improve Mild Cognitive Impairment
October 22nd, 2012 admin Recent studies have linked caffeine consumption to a reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease, and a new University of Illinois study may be able to explain how this happens. “We have discovered a novel signal that activates the brain-based inflammation associated with neurodegenerative diseases, and caffeine appears to block its activity. This discovery may eventually lead [...]
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Alzheimer’s Disease: Could The Issue Affect The Election?
October 18th, 2012 admin While many voters are focused on the economy, national security, education or Social Security in this presidential election year, Alzheimer’s research advocates are hoping to put the disease front and center. More than 1 in 3 likely voters have a loved one with Alzheimer’s, and 60 percent of those voters are worried that a loved [...]
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