All posts tagged "Alzheimer’s disease"
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Tips for Choosing an Alzheimer’s Care Home for Your Loved One
Sometimes, a good Alzheimer’s care home might be the best option for a loved one who is developing Alzheimer’s. It may seem like a less...
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Effects of Green Coffee Bean Extract on Your Brain
Brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF) is a protein which plays an important role in learning and memory–not to mention behavior itself. Â What’s more is that various...
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It Causes Tumors in Rats and Is in Your Food
One of the hottest debates today among nutrition experts is about the increasing introduction of genetically modified crop foods to modern agricultural practices. There are...
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Still a Glimmer with Solanezumab Alzheimer’s Cure
A whole generation of people are willing on drug research into Alzheimer’s cures and the current front-runner is Eli Lilly’s experimental medication, ‘solanezumab’. The latest...
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Meditation Reduces Loneliness
Researchers from UCLA have found that “a simple meditation program lasting just eight weeks successfully reduced loneliness in older adults.” And considering that an...
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Our Gait May Give Clues to Early Alzheimer’s
Barely perceptible changes in the way a person walks may well be the first physical warning signs of the onset of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia....
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A Ray of Hope For Future Alzheimer’s Sufferers
A new, early intervention Alzheimer’s treatment drug, designed by Genentech Inc. is to be medically tested on people with a particular genetic makeup. This genetic...
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5 Hobbies to Keep Senior Citizens Engaged
While we’re above the age the American Government classifies us as “senior citizens”, most of us would never refer to ourselves as “elderly.” Â What about...
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Medical Alert Systems in the Age of Technology
In our modern age of ever-evolving and improving technology, it is easy to dismiss the ways we once accomplished menial tasks. The health industry is...
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To Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease, Get More Exercise Instead of Buying Supplements
Lots of Americans take vitamin supplements like Vitamins E and C in the belief that the antioxidants in them are doing them some good. In...
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How Will Obamacare Affect Alzheimer’s Patients?
Alzheimer’s Disease is the most common form of dementia in those over age 65. The disorder affects the brain’s functioning, and results in cognitive and...
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FAQs for Statins!
What Are Statins? Statins are excellent drugs that lower cholesterol in blood vessels of the body. Cholesterol is a bad, when in too-large quantities, kind...
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Keeping the Memories Alive – How to Keep Our Brains Young
Aging is inevitable. Try as we may, it is a fact that we must face each day and with every tick of the clock. But...
