Posts Tagged ‘memory loss’
What to Look for When Visiting your Aging Parents
An article by the Mayo Clinic Staff gives insights on what to look for as warning signs of possible health problems when visiting aging parents. In many cases this may also be a single aging parent who has lost a spouse due to death or divorce. Taking Care of Themselves The main thing you want…
Read MoreDietary Supplements
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), half of the adults in the United States use dietary supplements such as herbs and other nutrients. Some of these products are known to be a potential cause of severe liver injury. Unfortunately, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not require the same kinds…
Read MoreYerba Santa Shrub may be able to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease (AD)
The search for a cure, prevention or way to retard the progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) so far has not borne fruit, in spite of the fact that millions of dollars are being poured into research. Scientists all over the world are trying hard to find some way to prevent, slow down or cure Alzheimer’s…
Read MoreTips for Caregivers and their Loved Ones with Alzheimer’s During Holidays
How to Care for a Loved one with Alzheimer’s and Enjoy Holidays Holidays can present unique challenges for Alzheimer’s caregivers. On the one hand, the holidays bring friends and families together, trigger up good memories and can also be a kind of reminiscent therapy for people with Alzheimer’s suffering from memory loss. However, holidays can…
Read MoreNew Breakthrough Gives Hope to Millions of Seniors with Hearing Loss
Scientists Succeeded to Regrow Sensory Hairs Necessary for Proper Hearing A new study published September 30, 2018, in the European Journal of Neuroscience is about a major breakthrough that could possibly restore hearing loss to more than 40 million Americans who have experienced some degree of hearing impairment. Scientists at the University of Rochester Medical…
Read MoreA Drug that Treats Liver Cirrhosis may also be able to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease
A drug ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) that is used to treat primary cirrhosis in liver disease may also be able to treat Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease. The results were published by researchers from the University of Sheffield in the UK, August 29, 2018, in the Journal of Molecular Biology. Previous Research Suggested UDCA Improved Function…
Read MoreWhy Some People with Alzheimer’s Hallmarks Never Develop the Dementia
Studies Showed that the Hallmark Proteins of Alzheimer’s Did not Grow in the Synapses Neuroscientists have been intrigued by research that discovered people with classical Alzheimer’s hallmarks of beta amyloid protein plaques and tangles made up of tau protein in their brains who never developed Alzheimer’s disease. These are called Non-Demented with Alzheimer’s Neuropathology (NDAN).…
Read MoreWomen who Had Three or More Children Had Lower Risk for Alzheimer’s
Women Make up Two thirds of People with Alzheimer’s Disease It has long been noted that more women than men contract Alzheimer’s disease (AD). It was believed that because women usually live longer than men and that aging increases the risk for Alzheimer’s, there are more women than men suffering from Alzheimer’s. Two-thirds of the…
Read MoreLow-Intensity Ultrasound may be able to Treat Alzheimer’s and Vascular Dementia
Non-invasive Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease and Vascular Dementia A new study from Japan published May 20, 2018, in Brain Stimulation may give hope to seniors and their loved ones about a possible non-invasive treatment for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VaD). Past research showed that applying low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) to the hippocampus, which…
Read MoreMetals and Alzheimer’s Disease
Metals Interact with Beta Amyloid Protein in Brains of Seniors with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) Over the years research has discovered that changes in the metabolism of biometals takes place in the brains of seniors with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and these biometals interact with the beta amyloid protein in their brains and this causes the beta…
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