Category: Brain Health

14 Jun

Home Health Care in Denton: Intriguing Alzheimer’s Disease Research

As many as 5.7 million seniors are currently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease – a full 10% of the over-65 population. Because that number is expected to soar to as many as 14 million by the year 2050, the race is on as researchers scramble to uncover a cure, or at least an effective treatment option. […]

09 Apr

A Complete Change in Thinking that May Lead to an Alzheimer’s Cure

Those of us who follow Alzheimer’s disease research are all too accustomed to the bothersome amyloid plaques, the sticky buildup, thought to be linked to Alzheimer’s. But new thinking is questioning if those plaques are actually helpful and could lead to an Alzheimer’s cure.

21 Mar

How Brain Healthy Foods Can Boost Cognitive Functioning

The remarkable research of a recent AARP study is in: those that maintain a healthy diet plan are twice as likely to consider their mental acuity to be very good or excellent compared to people who rarely eat well. In particular, a meal plan rich in brain healthy foods such as fish, fruits and vegetables […]

17 Jan

It’s Not Denial: Dementia’s Anosognosia Explained

“I don’t have dementia. There’s nothing wrong with me!” If perhaps you’ve ever heard a friend or family member with dementia frustratingly voice this or perhaps a very similar sentiment, it’s possible you have supposed the person was just in denial and unwilling to come to grips with a tough diagnosis. The stark reality is, […]

Discussing an Elderly Parent's Ability to Drive a Car

10 Jan

Giving up Driving: It May Be Bad for a Senior’s Health

It is among the more difficult decisions we face in older years, and an exceptionally sensitive matter for adult children to broach with their elderly parents: giving up driving. Driving a vehicle, while delivering an intrinsic feeling of freedom and independence, can become tremendously dangerous due to a variety of conditions linked to aging. And […]

07 Feb

News in Alzheimer’s Research: The Link Between Light Therapy and Alzheimer’s

Research scientists are shedding new light on strategies to potentially impact Alzheimer’s disease: light therapy. The effects of light are only just beginning to be tapped, and already are displaying some interesting and promising results in the field of Alzheimer’s research. For example, MIT research scientists are experimenting with a form of flickering light therapy, […]

04 Apr

A Groundbreaking Development in Neurological Disease Research: Mini-Brains

Picture a world where scientific testing on animals falls by the wayside in favor of research on scientifically-developed human brain cells. As unbelievable as it may sound, that’s exactly the trajectory we’re now on, thanks to an astounding recent development. The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has actually discovered a way to create […]

28 Oct

How You Sleep Might Be Affecting Your Brain

Are you a side sleeper? You might just be helping your brain in a big way! We all know that a good night’s sleep is great for the body and brain, but new research shows that our sleep positions might play a role in Alzheimer’s prevention. According to the study, certain positions help your brain […]

26 Aug

When Alzheimer’s Impacts Family Caregivers

If you are caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s, you know the commitment, patience and love it takes. Though both men and women make excellent caregivers, statistics show that women are predominantly the family caregiver. Additionally, a new study, Women and Dementia, reveals a disproportionate impact of Alzheimer’s and dementia on women. It’s been […]

08 Jul

One Easy Way to Help Reverse the Brain’s Aging Process—Help Others

Turns out helping young children grow can actually help seniors grow, too. According to a recent study, seniors who volunteered and mentored kids at public schools were not only helping the overcrowded and understaffed schools, but incredibly, were actually reversing their own brain’s aging process. In the study, participants were given MRI scans of their […]