Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias Medical ResearchNew Treatment for Frontotemporal Dementia By articleBelgian researchers have identified a new strategy for treating an inherited form of dementia after attempting to turn stem cells … Read More→
_ Brain HealthStudy: Patients Accurately Report Their Cognitive State By articleA device that measures the state of an aging brain is reliable and valid when patients themselves use it, according … Read More→
Parkinson's Disease16 Ways to Stay Positive While Living with Parkinson's Disease By thirdAGE articleThis article originally appeared on DemosHealth.com and was adapted from Parkinson’s Disease http://www.demoshealth.com/store/parkinson-s-disease-2024.html 1. Learn about your illness. Don’t … Read More→
Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias Medical ResearchAnother “Alzheimer's in a Dish” Model By thirdAGE articleIn October 2014, we posted an article on ThirdAge.com about an “Alzheimer’s in a Dish Model” (https://thirdage.com/node/2884631) developed at Massachusetts … Read More→
Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias CaregivingHoliday Tips for Alzheimer’s Caregivers By thirdAGE articleMany caregivers of loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease have mixed feelings about holidays. Caregivers may have happy memories of the … Read More→
_ Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias Brain Health Senior HealthMany Seniors Aren't Getting Dementia Tests By thirdAGE articleMillions of seniors with signs of cognitive impairment haven’t seen a doctor about them, according to a new study from … Read More→
_ Aging Well Brain Health Senior HealthSurprise! With Age, We Sometimes Learn More Than Younger People. By thirdAGE articleOlder people can actually take in and learn from visual information more readily than younger people do, according to research … Read More→
_ Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias Medical ResearchA New Cause of Alzheimer's? By thirdAGE articleBlocking a key brain–cell receptor may eventually lead to neutralizing some consequences of Alzheimer’s, according to a new study from … Read More→
_ Heart Health StrokeLife after Heart Attack and Stroke By thirdAGE articleIncreasing numbers of people are surviving heart attacks and stroke, but they may suffer a sharper, decline in physical abilities … Read More→
Aging Well Brain Health Healthy Diet & NutritionCocoa Flavanols Combat "Senior Moments" By thirdAGE articleTaking the chill out of winter weather by indulging in cup of hot cocoa may also be helping to dial … Read More→
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Parkinson's DiseaseDrug for a Genetic Disease Slows Parkinson's By Jane Farrell articleResearch done at the University of California, Los Angeles discovered that a drug being evaluated to Gaucher disease, a rare … Read More→
_ Brain HealthTurmeric Boosts Brain Stem Cell Regeneration By Jane Farrell articleA bioactive compound found in turmeric promotes stem cell proliferation and differentiation in the brain, according to research published in … Read More→
_ Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias Brain Health Senior HealthImmune System Affects Cognitive Decline By Jane Farrell articleScientists have discovered that cognitive decline over the years may be connected to a weakening immune system. The study, by … Read More→
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_ Alzheimer's Disease and other DementiasMemory & AD: Understanding Brain Circuitry By Sondra Forsyth articleA study published August 31st 2014 in the journal Nature Neuroscience by,Sylvain Williams PhD and colleagues at the Research Centre … Read More→
_ Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias Brain HealthPomegranate Tx for AD, PD, & RA By Sondra Forsyth articleThe onset of Alzheimer's disease can be slowed and some of its symptoms curbed by a natural compound that is found in pomegranates, according to the findings of a two-year project headed by scientist Dr. Olumayokun Olajide, at the University of Huddersfield in the UK. Also, the painful inflammation that accompanies illnesses such as rheumatoid arthritis and Parkinson's disease could be reduced by the pomegranate drug. The study was published in August 2014 in Molecular Nutrition & Food Research.
_ StrokeThirdAge Health Close-Up: “I Felt Like I Was Buried Alive” By Sondra Forsyth articleAs told to Sherry Amatenstein, LCSW On October 17, 2010 shortly after her 49th birthday Allison O’Reilly didn’t feel like herself. The McLean, Virginia author of Out of Darkness explains, “My left arm hurt all day. I took Advil. That night the room started spinning, my ears were ringing, and I felt really sick.”