Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias Brain Health New Research Focuses on Treating Non-Cognitive Symptoms of People with Dementia By article New research presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2018 in Chicago focuses on the recent successes and ongoing … Read More→
Brain Health Dehydration Can Negatively Affect Cognition By article Anyone lost in a desert hallucinating mirages knows that extreme dehydration discombobulates the mind. But just two hours of vigorous … Read More→
Brain Health Feeling Young Could Mean Your Brain Is Aging More Slowly By article Elderly people who feel younger than their age show fewer signs of brain aging, compared with those who feel their … Read More→
Stroke Stroke Symptoms You Should Never Ignore By article Let’s be honest: When people hear someone has suffered a cardiovascular incident, they rarely imagine it’s a woman in her … Read More→
Brain Health Social Ties Could Preserve Memory & Slow Brain Aging By article A strong social network could be the key to preserving memory, according to a study done at Ohio State University … Read More→
Concussions and other common head injuries Doctors Fail to Flag Concussion Patients for Critical Followup By article Although there is increasing evidence of the long-term effects of concussion, more than half the patients seen at top-level trauma … Read More→
Brain Health Learning Music or Speaking Another Language Leads to More Efficient Brains By article Whether you learn to play a musical instrument or speak another language, you’re training your brain to be more efficient, … Read More→
Migraine FDA Approves Novel Preventive Treatment for Migraine By article On May 17th 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Aimovig (erenumab-aooe) for the preventive treatment of migraine in … Read More→
Brain Health Older Adults Grow Just as Many New Brain Cells as Young People Do By article Researchers have shown for the first time that healthy older men and women can generate just as many new brain … Read More→
Brain Health Memory Training Needs to Target Specific Difficulties to Be Effective By article When people hear that their memory will worsen as they age, the question on their minds becomes: “What can we … Read More→
Concussions and other common head injuries The Complex Link Between The Brain and Concussion By article Although the connection between a hard hit to the head and a concussion seems straightforward, in fact the linkage is … Read More→
Brain Health Restoring Creation of Lasting Memories in Older or Damaged Brains By article Aging or impaired brains can once again form lasting memories if an enzyme that applies the brakes too hard on … Read More→
Stroke Childhood Height Linked to Adult Stroke Risk By article Being a short child is associated with increased risk of having a stroke in adulthood, according to Danish research published … Read More→
Brain Health Dim Light May Make Us "Dimwits" By article Researchers say that spending too much time in dimly lit rooms may actually change the brain’s structure and hurt one’s … Read More→
Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias Brain Health Here’s to a Valentine’s Day Toast to Your Brain Health with Wine in Moderation By article Research done at the University of Rochester Medical Center and published in February 2018 in the journal Scientific Reports shows … Read More→
Brain Health Brainwaves and Short-Term Memory By article Researchers from the University of California Berkeley have found that in older people, brain rhythms during sleep are out of … Read More→
Brain Health Why We Can't Always Stop What We've Started By article When we try to make a last-minute decision to stop a body movement, perhaps to keep ourselves from stepping on … Read More→
Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias Canola Oil Linked to Alzheimer's By article Canola oil is thought to be healthy, yet new research shows that its consumption is linked with worsened memory, worsened … Read More→