The following is a guest post from Erin Palmer. For seniors, the hustle and bustle of holiday shopping, cooking, baking and get-togethers can be loads of fun and a nice break from the typical routine. Unfortunately, holiday activities can also cause an increase in stress levels – which can compromise...
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Moderate Drinking Might Reduce Dementia But I Don’t Remember
@Andersen Ross, Getty Images The occasional glass of wine might actually reduce the risk of dementia,æ Loyola University’s Chicago Stritch School of Medicine analyzed 143 studies conducted since 1977 and found that moderate alcohol consumption is linked to a lower risk of developing dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of...
Alzheimer’s Preventable with Lifestyle Changes
New research suggests that nearly half of worldwide Alzheimer’s disease cases can be prevented by making healthy lifestyle changes that are often associated with preventing other chronic health conditions.Researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center concluded that the following contributed to the disease: physical inactivity, depression, smoking, mid-life hypertension,...
Extra Pounds at Midlife May Boost Dementia Risk Later
According to Health Day News, being overweight during middle age may increase your risk of developing dementia. Swedish researchers suggest that being overweight at midlife increases the risk of dementia in late life by more than 70 percent. Why the link? A higher BMI is linked with diabetes and vascular...
Alzheimer’s Often Misdiagnosed
Alzheimer’s disease may not be as prevalent as commonly believed. New research indicates that Alzheimer’s diagnoses often may be wrong. In a research study, only about half of 211 study subjects diagnosed with Alzheimer’s while alive were found during autopsies to have brain conditions commonly association with the disease. While...
Eat Drink and Be Merry – Scientists Said So!
Leave it to German researchers to conduct a study where they found that elderly adults who consume about two alcoholic beverages per day are at a significantly lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and dementia than non-drinkers. Researchers said that study subjects were 30% less likely to develop dementia, and...
New Alzheimer’s Studies May Hold Hope But No Cure
According to USA Today two new studies add to scientific efforts to find more accurate ways to determine whether a person’s brain is on a path toward Alzheimer’s disease. In the first study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), older people without dementia whose blood showed...
Blood Test for Alzheimer’s. Would You Want to Know?
Scientists have developed an antibody-screening blood test that may one day be used to detect diseases such as Alzheimer’s. The test allows scientists to identify biomarkers for any disease to which the immune system reacts. Additional testing needs to be conducted before this can be introduced into mainstream medicine. Independently,...
South Korea’s War on Dementia is Something U.S. Should Emulate
The New York Times has reported that South Korea is training thousands of adults and children to become äóìdementia supportersäó as part of the country’s recently launched äóìWar on Dementia.äó These supporters are taught to recognize the symptoms of dementia and techniques for comforting those who are afflicted. Even kids...
Veggies Slow Mental Decline If You Eat Right Amount
For six years researchers at Rush University studied the nutritional intake and memory of more than 3,700 adults over 65. Those who ate more than two cups of vegetables a day had a 38% slower rate of mental decline than those who ate less than half a cup. Good nutrition...