Sleeping Too Much – It Might Be a Sign of Dementia Risk – Smilecast 84
Sleeping Too Much? It May Be a Sign of Increased Dementia Risk
Are you sleeping too much?
Sleeping more than nine hours a day may be an early sign of degeneration of the brain and signify an increased risk of dementia in older people, according to a study published in Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
“We found that when older people transitioned from regularly sleeping less than nine hours to sleeping more than nine hours, they had an increased risk of developing dementia 10 years later,” said study author Sudha Seshadri, MD, of Boston University School of Medicine in Boston, Mass., and Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology. “We also showed that those who had regularly slept more than nine hours in the past and simply maintained that level of sleep did not have an increased risk.”
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Music Therapy Improves Dementia Symptoms – Try My Concerts at Home-Video
Music Therapy Through One on One Concerts
Personalized music therapy may help decrease antipsychotic use and improve dementia symptoms in individuals with dementia according to a new study in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.
“Results from this study offer the first evidence that the M&M [Music and Memory] individualized music therapy program may be associated with reductions in antipsychotic and anxiolytic medication use as well as improvement in behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia among nursing home residents with ADRD,” wrote first author Kali Thomas, PhD, MA, of Brown University School of Public Health, (Providence, RI), and colleagues.
The M&M program became famous in the movie Alive Inside. My custom concerts for individuals, endorsed by Teepa Snow, pretty much accomplishes the same thing. I stream live concerts over the Internet that can be viewed on smart TVs, computers, and mobile devices.
It is a one to one concert that you can gift to an older adult friend or relative. Imagine sparking very specific memories based on the songs that they choose. Then add a relaxed conversation where we can call attention to a birthday, a milestone, or anything that would make your loved one perk up. It takes the premise of the M&M music therapy program but adds to it.
4 Things You Need to Know About a New Dementia Diagnosis – Smilecast 83
4 Things You Need to Know About a New Dementia Diagnosis
The recent PBS documentary, Alzheimer’s: Every Minute Counts, sounded an alarm and a wakeup call to the devastation being caused by dementia, including Alzheimer’s. As more and more people become impacted, it’s important to help family members, including children and the community-at-large, understand the disease so everyone knows how they can help when there is a dementia diagnosis. Here are some tips.
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Obesity, High BP, Diabetes, Cholesterol > Alzheimer’s Risk – Smilecast 82
Findings Support Role of Vascular Disease in Development of Alzheimer’s Disease
Among adults who entered a study more than 25 years ago, an increasing number of midlife vascular risk factors, such as obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol and smoking, were associated with elevated levels of brain amyloid (protein fragments linked to Alzheimer’s disease) later in life, according to a study published by JAMA. Rsk factors included body mass index 30 or greater, current smoking, hypertension, diabetes, and total cholesterol 200 mg/dL or greater and were evaluated in models that included age, sex, race, genotype, and educational level.
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Our Friday Song of the Week – My Way
Our Friday Song of the Week – My Way
