_ Unprecedented Improvements in AlzheimerΓÇÖs Patients By Sondra Forsyth article Results from quantitative MRI and neuropsychological testing show unprecedented improvements in ten patients with early Alzheimer’s disease (AD) or its … Read More→
_ Healthy Diet & Nutrition Are You an Aquaholic? Too Much H20 Can Be Dangerous By Sondra Forsyth article If youΓÇÖve ever tried to lose weight, youΓÇÖve probably heard a lot about water and weight loss. Can drinking more … Read More→
_ Brain Health Concussions and other common head injuries Stroke Longer, Intense Rehab Boosts Recovery After Stroke and Brain Injury By Sondra Forsyth article Cognitive and functional recovery after a stroke or traumatic injury requires intense rehabilitative therapy to help the brain repair and … Read More→
_ Medical Research Study Opens A New Door for ALS Drug Discovery By Sondra Forsyth article For the first time, scientists at the University of North Carolina Health Care in Chapel Hill have pinned down the … Read More→
_ Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias Senior Health Proteins and Brain Atrophy By Jane Farrell article Some proteins that circulate in the blood are associated with brain atrophy, researchers have found, and the discovery could be … Read More→
_ Diabetes A Recent Discovery: Age-Related Diabetes By Jane Farrell article Diabetes is often the result of obesity and poor diet choices, but for some older adults the disease might simply … Read More→
_ Vision Health Eye Drops Using Newly Identified Chemical Could Clear up Cataracts By Jane Farrell article A chemical that could potentially be used in eye drops to reverse cataracts, the leading cause of blindness, has been … Read More→
_ Brain Health Long-term Aerobic Exercise Prevents Age-Related Brain Changes By Jane Farrell article HereΓÇÖs one more good reason to get up and get moving! Structural Deterioration associated with old age can be prevented … Read More→
Mental & Emotional Health Depressed Women Have an Over-Active Glutamate Receptor Gene By Jane Farrell article Numerous genes that regulate the activity of a neurotransmitter in the brain have been found to be abundant in brain … Read More→
_ Medical Care Senior Health Challenges of Delirium Detection in Older Adults in the Emergency Department By Jane Farrell article An estimated one to two million older adults with delirium visit hospital emergency departments in the United States annually. Yet … Read More→
_ Pain Management Coping with Chronic Pain By article Chronic pain is one of our most common health issues, and too often people put up with it rather than … Read More→
_ Brain Health How the Brain Performs ΓÇ£Mental Time TravelΓÇ¥ By article In Proust’s novel Recollection of Things Past, the distinctive smell of a lemon madeleine launches the narrator on a long, … Read More→
Vision Health Calcium Deposits Linked to AMD By article Microscopic spheres of calcium phosphate have been linked to the development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a major cause of … Read More→
Mental & Emotional Health Anxiety Drug Use Highest in Older Women By article Prescription use of benzodiazepines–a widely used class of sedative and anti-anxiety medications–increases steadily with age, despite the known risks for … Read More→
Aging Well Brain Health Molecular Chaperones, Aging, and Neurodegenerative Diseases By Jane Farrell article Aging is the most significant and universal risk factor for developing neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer’s, … Read More→
Stopping Aging via Remote Control By article An anti-aging process that involves remote control of cells? It sounds like science fiction, but itΓÇÖs getting closer to reality … Read More→
_ Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias Brain Health Mental & Emotional Health Depression & Cognitive Decline = Faster Brain Aging By Sondra Forsyth article People who develop depression and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) after age 65 are more likely to have biological and brain imaging markers that reflect a greater vulnerability for accelerated brain aging, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The findings were published online in Molecular Psychiatry.
_ Caregiving Telephone Support Helps Dementia Caregivers By Sondra Forsyth article Rhode Island Hospital researchers have found that a support program administered entirely by telephone can significantly reduce depression and other symptoms in informal caregivers, such as family or friends, of individuals with dementia. The study was published in July 2014 online in advance of print in the journal Alzheimer's & Dementia.