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Highly Accurate Blood Test Detects Alzheimer's 15 Years Before Memory Loss
Researchers have been trying to home in on the very best blood test for diagnosing the disease.
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Coffee's Memory Boosting Secret: NeuroFactor® Holds The Key To Sharp, Clear Thinking
NeuroFactor® Holds The Key To Sharp, Clear Thinking
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This “Forbidden” Food Can Save Your Memory
Is forgoing saturated fat really good for you?
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Could Alzheimer’s Be Contagious?
Alzheimer’s disease can be “transmitted” to living people.
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Can Your Dreams Predict Memory Loss?
dreams and patterns of dreaming may be an early warning system alerting us to health trouble ahead.
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"Angry" Immune Cells Linked To Memory Loss
The recent finding that the brain's immune system is linked to Alzheimer's lends support to the idea that pathogens such as viruses could be one cause of the disease.
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Newly Approved Therapy For Parkinson’s Could Be A Game-Changer
A new, novel therapy for people suffering with Parkinson’s disease is drug free and requires no anesthetic, no incision, and no hospital stay.If that sounds too good to be true, then you’ll want to
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Your Brain Has A Superpower That Keeps Your Memory Strong
Your doctor probably hasn’t told you, but your brain has a superpower that allows your memory to stay healthy at any age—as long as you keep fueling the process. That power is the ability of neurons
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Why More Young People Are Getting Alzheimer’s Disease
If you think Alzheimer’s disease happens only to older people, think again. A Chinese teenager has become the world’s youngest person to be diagnosed with the condition.Although Alzheimer’s can
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Boost Your Memory With These Magic Words
Wouldn’t it be amazing if a few magic words could help you strengthen your memory?Well, scientists now say that speaking the words of a second language are the only magic words you’ll ever need! In
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Do Marriage And Kids Ruin Your Memory?
The research is clear that staying socially engaged throughout middle age and beyond helps protect your memory against Alzheimer’s disease. But what about getting married and having a family?Being
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This Can Trigger Your Alzheimer’s Gene
Researchers made a surprising finding about another risk factor for Alzheimer’s. And the results of this brand-new research will have you tightening your helmet when you’re biking and doing what you
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Is Your Brain More Vulnerable To Alzheimer’s?
Memory loss is the main symptom we associate with Alzheimer’s disease. What this looks like in real life is that dementia sufferers often can’t recall recent events and learning new information
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Can AI Reveal If You’re Going To Get Alzheimer’s Disease?
The mind-blowing Artificial Intelligence-powered ChatGPT, which can produce a human-like response to any task that involves language, has been making headlines since its recent release because of its
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Is This The REAL Cause Of Alzheimer’s Disease? (And What You Can Do About It…)
For years Alzheimer’s disease researchers have pointed to tau proteins and amyloid beta proteins as drivers of the brain plaques behind the disease. Of course, natural doctors aren’t convinced that
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Discovered: New Secret To Maintaining A Strong Memory For Life
There’s no single “key” that can explain how the body and brain age. The biological changes that accompany aging involve multiple processes that lead to increasing levels of systemic inflammation and
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The “Zombie” That’s Threatening Your Memory
You probably think zombies are only made up for scary television, movies, and books. However, that’s not entirely true…There’s a real-life zombie that can weaken your memory and lead you down the
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Can A Laser Beam Save Your Memory From Aging?
This must surely be the holy grail of non-invasive therapies for memory loss.You don’t feel a thing. This therapy doesn’t generate any tingling or even heat—which is surprising because it’s a laser.
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Strengthening This Brain Region Is a Key to Better Memory and Better Health
The part of your brain called the hypothalamus plays a central role in your daily life. It keeps tabs on your daily rhythms – regulating appetite, metabolism, sexual behavior, the release of
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Cutting-Edge Brain Therapy Lifts Lagging Memory At Any Age
A brain training program using computers has been shown to reduce the risk of dementia in seniors. So has stimulating the brain with a mild electrical current.What would happen if doctors used both
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Why Not Everyone With Brain Plaque Gets Alzheimer’s Disease
Reducing thick, sticky plaques made up of amyloid-beta proteins in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients has been the focus of scientists for decades. And yet, they have almost nothing to show for it--
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What If Alzheimer’s Isn’t A Brain Disease? A Canadian Scientist’s New Discovery…
Has Dr. Donald Weaver lost his mind? How can he possibly suggest Alzheimer’s isn’t a brain disease?But hold on. What he’s saying about the cause of Alzheimer’s disease makes more sense than appears
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Zapping The Brain Boosts Memory
A new technology could come to the rescue of people who are suffering either short-term or long-term memory loss. Even more exciting, it can restore memory in a way that’s fast, safe, non-invasive,
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Claims of Fraud In Alzheimer’s Research
It’s one of the most cited scientific articles on Alzheimer’s ever published - a breakthrough 2006 study that identified amyloid beta star 56 as the cause of memory loss in mice.This single study led
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Can One Brain Scan Diagnose Alzheimer's?
A patient with suspected Alzheimer's may undergo a range of tests and examinations before a diagnosis is ever reached. This is time consuming, and, in the end, the diagnosis might not even be
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New Treatment For Alzheimer’s Disease?
For decades scientists have argued that the protein amyloid beta triggers the process that leads to Alzheimer’s.Others question this and suggest other underlying causes. These include abnormal tau
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The Brain Health Secret to Successfully Ending Addiction
What if you were a doctor and you could successfully treat only 25 percent of the patients who came to you with a particular problem? You’d probably conclude that the condition was a very challenging
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Revolutionary “Brain Pacemaker” Reverses Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease
A hospital in England is the first in the world to implant a deep brain stimulation (DBS) device to deliver electrical impulses to areas of the brain impacted by Parkinson’s.It’s the smallest DBS
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New Nose Spray Shows Promise as an Alzheimer’s Treatment
When beta amyloid and tau proteins go rogue, they form the characteristic brain plaques and tangles thought to be a cause of Alzheimer's.But inflammation is also an early feature of the disease and
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The Aging Brain Keeps Up with Younger Brains Well into Middle Age
It's usually assumed - and backed up by a large body of research - that thinking speed peaks when we're in our twenties, after which it's downhill all the way. But a massive new study using machine
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Is Information Overload Stealing Your Memory?
Our ability to access and use our memory grows with age. Hence the saying, with age comes wisdom. Yet it’s also known that our memory declines with age. How can wisdom and forgetfulness occur at the
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The Awful Truth About Multitasking and Your Memory
Many people pride themselves on their ability to multitask – juggling Zoom meetings, while also writing memos, exchanging text messages, watching videos, and composing emails as well as coping with
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Is a Powerful Treatment for Cancer Hiding in Your Brain?
Scientists who study how the brain can influence the growth of cancer have become convinced that brain cells hold a cure for the disease.This belief stems from studies that reveal how the brain’s
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Revolutionary Drug Designed to Heal Brain, Might Reverse Alzheimer’s
No drug has ever been approved for nerve repair, but that may be about to change thanks to groundbreaking research by prize-winning scientist Jerry Silver.His discovery, NVG-291, has been thirty
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When Memory-Damaging Toxins Come from Your Own Body
As we get older, our brain faces new challenges in defending against toxins. There are well-known toxins such as industrial pollutants in the air we breathe and the water we drink that compromise the
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Memory-Sharpening Benefits of a Beginner’s Mind
When was the last time you tried something new that was totally out of your comfort zone?Perhaps it was flailing around the pickleball court with a friend. Or that ceramics class you took, even
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New Algorithm Might Predict Alzheimer's
According to researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, they've come up with an algorithm that can predict Alzheimer’s disease and its progress.The researchers use
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Brain-Penetrating Beam of Light Can Diagnose Early Alzheimer's
In breakthrough research, scientists have, for the first time, diagnosed a neurodegenerative condition in living patients using a non-invasive technique. The condition, of course, is Alzheimer's.And
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Revolutionary Two Minute Test Can Diagnose Alzheimer's Earlier
By the time people are diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, they may have had the disease for up to twenty years. During that time, the disease can damage cells and tissues in the brain that are hard,
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Why Doctors Miss Early-Onset Dementia And the Surprising Symptom That’s a Dead Giveaway…
While Alzheimer’s disease is certainly the best-known type of dementia, there are others to be aware of.One is called frontotemporal dementia (FTD), also known as early-onset dementia because it’s
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Dust Off Your Favorite Board Game and Save Your Memory
Just as challenging the body with weight-bearing exercise makes bones stronger and helps to slow bone loss with aging, challenging the brain with cognitive exercise can make it more resilient and
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Will You Be Diagnosed With Dementia Within the Next Five Years?
If you’re over 55 and want to know your risk of developing dementia within the next five years, you can now find out in a matter of minutes.Rigorous research conducted in Canada led to the
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Scientists Discover New Protein That Causes Alzheimer's Disease
Amyloid and tau proteins have long been linked to the development of Alzheimer's, yet frustratingly, their presence can't reliably predict the onset of the disease.The challenge for scientists has
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The Brain Change that Predicts Alzheimer’s Disease
The latest research points to a new hallmark of Alzheimer's disease that could prove to be far more promising as an early marker of the malady than the often talked about tau tangles and amyloid
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New Study Reveals Shocking Discovery About Amyloid Plaque and Memory Loss
For decades Alzheimer’s drugs have been developed to clear amyloid beta plaques from the brain. Yet when it comes to testing these drugs in clinical trials with Alzheimer's patients they’ve failed
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How One Little-Known Neurological Illness is Robbing People of Body and Mind (Plus, what to do about it!)
There is no diagnostic test, objective measure or clear sign that chronic fatigue syndrome exists, still health authorities are beginning to accept that this syndrome is a real medical condition.
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Brain Cells Vulnerable to Alzheimer's Identified For The First Time
In Alzheimer's disease, some types of brain cells are affected very early on, while others escape the disease process until much later.What causes this difference in vulnerability?Finding the answer
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Miracle Drug Restores Lost Memory in Days
Doctors and scientists tell us nothing can be done about age-related cognitive decline. Losing our mental faculties to some extent is an inevitable part of aging.But what if they're wrong?What if -
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Without These “Memory-Making” Brain Cells, Your Memory Quickly Fails
Although neuroscientists have spent most of their research efforts investigating how the brain’s neurons affect memory, they recently discovered another type of cell in the brain that’s just as vital
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Artificial Intelligence Test Measures Language Skills to Predict Alzheimer’s Disease
Doctors agree that early diagnosis can have a positive impact on the course of almost every disease, and Alzheimer’s is no different.There’s a new study that points to the ability of artificial
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Could This New Drug Make Old Brains Sharp Again?
Researchers in California claim they’ve stumbled onto a potential new way to treat old, slow-thinking brains and make them behave like quick young ones.The experimental drug was discovered mostly by
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Banishing Brain Fog
When brain fog leaves you feeling sluggish and unfocused a large part of the time it can make you irritable, disorganized, anxious and fatigued. In fact, it can make for a very low quality of
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Why the Blood-Brain Barrier May Hold the Key to Preventing & Diagnosing Alzheimer's
As I've often pointed out, many researchers and drug companies who investigate brain health have been obsessed with eliminating the misshapen proteins – called amyloid and tau – that collect in the
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Is This the Reason Why so Many Drugs Have Failed to Beat Alzheimer’s Disease?
For more than a decade now researchers have tried to “cure” Alzheimer’s disease by clearing away beta amyloid plaques and tau proteins with drugs.But, as we’ve reported repeatedly in this newsletter,
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High-Tech Headband Provides an Early Warning of Dementia
Researchers have been working on blood tests, eye tests, even sense of smell tests-- all in an attempt to uncover a screening tool that reveals the very earliest signs of dementia, long before
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It's No Longer a Theory - Inflammation is Proven to Grow Brain Plaques
Beta amyloid plaques and tau tangles are well known hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease. But over the last decade, a third hallmark has emerged – a more significant one in my opinion: the presence of a
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Dousing Chronic Brain Inflammation that Leads to Alzheimer’s
I’ve often discussed the fact that research into Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia has increasingly shown how inflammation in the brain wreaks havoc on your memory.The new attention on
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Century-Old Natural Therapy Reverses Alzheimer's & Brain Aging
Mary was only 58 years old, yet her cognitive abilities had already declined to the point of someone many years older, and any hope for Mary regaining her memory or maintaining independence was
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Space Travel Damages the Brain (This Finding Could Lead to New Answers for Dementia)
Before astronauts are allowed to travel to Mars, scientists say they need to understand the impact of extended space flight on the body.Up until now, few men or women have remained in space long
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Strong-Willed People Have a Stronger Memory
The husband of the Queen of England, Prince Philip, is known to be a blunt character with no interest in political correctness. As you can imagine, he's caused much embarrassment to the royal
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Lift This “Fog” to Reverse Dementia
While the vast majority of scientists focus their Alzheimer’s research efforts on banishing plaque from the brain, others are looking at different ways to prevent and reverse dementia.One alternative
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Is Your Smartphone Compromising Your Brain?
We are living in a smartphone world. Take a look around. Almost everywhere you go, folks are staring at their phones like zombies.These little devices are obviously addictive. And too many people
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Can Traditional Games Preserve Memory and Thinking Speed?
In the last few years, there’s been a lot of buzz about improving your mind and memory through playing games, and a few enterprising companies have cashed in with various computer games to give your
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How “Memory Style” Impacts Your Dementia Risk
There are scores of studies exploring the roots of dementia; why some folks get it and others don’t, and what lifestyle advice we can glean from this data.Now here’s a new factor: Some of the latest
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"The Wonder Drug of Neurology"
To keep our memory and learning abilities strong we need an abundance of dendrites on our brain cells.Good sized dendritic networks indicate a healthy, well-functioning brain. Disrupted dendrite
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Does a Colombian Woman Hold the Key to an Alzheimer's Cure?
Some people have the misfortune of experiencing a rare mutation in a gene called presenelin 1, which causes early memory loss.Presenelin 1 triggers memory loss in people as young as 40 and develops
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A Single Head Injury Sparks Lasting Brain Damage
I don’t think a lot of people are aware of what a major factor head injuries are in making you susceptible to dementia.The public probably has some awareness of the problem because it’s now known
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Reduce Your Risk of Dementia 45% with a Brain Game
Your thinking may slow down as you get older, but just as exercise can work wonders for your physical health, a regular workout can boost your brain, too.In fact, the latest research reveals mental
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A Fun Way to Make Your Neural Connections Less “Fuzzy”
If you want a brain that quickly learns new information, remembers things easily and helps you cope with the problems of daily life, you need a well-connected brain.What do I mean by that?I mean the
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A Devastating Yet Overlooked Symptom of Dementia
A single symptom affects a high proportion of patients with all forms of dementia.In fact, it's been described as the most common neuropsychiatric symptom of dementia, with a bigger impact on
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Is there a link between migraines and dementia?
As if they weren’t troublesome enough, migraines – those crippling, high-octane headaches – may also raise your risk of cognitive decline.Canadian researchers have found a link between migraines and
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Friends and Family are Good for Your Brain
"When you are just getting out and interacting with people, you are using your brain a lot." So says Claudia Kawas, Professor of Neurology at the University of California, Irvine.She strongly
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Try This if You Want to Ace a New Skill
If you are a frequent reader of this publication, you’ve seen articles urging you to learn a new skill to keep your brain young. The benefits are huge, especially for working memory. Learning a new
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New Discovery Points to an Overlooked Cause of Alzheimer’s
When it comes to treating somebody who is just beginning to suffer Alzheimer’s disease, the conventional medicine folks have a big problem.They don’t know how the disease starts. So they can’t catch
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A New Clue about Alzheimer’s Points Toward a Revolution in Treatment
Researchers have not been very successful at deciphering exactly how Alzheimer’s disease begins its destructive course through the brain.When the destruction of brain tissue becomes extensive, it’s
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Another Look at the “Crossword Puzzle Theory” of Brain Health
The brain may not be a muscle, but many scientists believe you can exercise it and train it to stay in better shape much the same way.The most familiar form of this theory is that working crossword
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People Who Fall for Scams at Greater Risk of Alzheimer's
You’re notified of a big win on the lottery. Swept away by an internet romance. Excited to receive a phone call from a grandchild whose voice doesn’t sound quite right – and who urgently needs
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Synchronized Brainwaves Give Seniors the Memory of a 20-Year-Old
In the first century AD, a man named Scribonius Largus was the court physician to the emperor of Rome. Among other things in his medical bag of tricks, he had a novel method for relieving
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It's Not Alzheimer's - It's a New Form of Dementia
A definitive diagnosis of Alzheimer's is hard to obtain before death because only then can brain cells be scrutinized closely under the microscope.So in living patients, doctors have to rely on
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What Do You Do if You Want to Forget Something?
In this newsletter the topic is usually how to remember things. Memory loss is a huge worry, especially among those of us who are getting old.But what if you want to forget something? Sounds odd, but
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Common Medical Procedures Endanger Your Brain
Before you have any kind of surgery, especially if you are middle-aged or older, you need to be aware of the brain damage that often results from general anesthesia – the kind where you lose
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How Do We Know Somebody Is Truly Brain Dead?
In the last few years it seems like it’s been accepted that somebody is truly dead and beyond hope when they’re “brain dead.” It’s broadly defined as a state when brain activity has apparently
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Pump Up Brain Power with a 5-Minute Workout You Can Do in Your Chair
If you’re looking for a better memory and a sharper edge to your intellectual abilities, an easy, five-minute exercise may do the trick.According to research at the University of Colorado at Boulder,
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The Brain Keeps Growing New Memory Cells Even in our Sunset Years
The birth, growth and development of new brain cells - neurogenesis - happens throughout life. Or does it? This has been one of the liveliest debates among neuroscientists for over half a century.If
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Easy Tips for a Better Memory
It’s frustrating when you draw a blank while trying to remember something you need to recall -- now.But it happens to everyone. The name of someone you just ran into on the street ... where you left
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Press This Gene’s "On Switch" to Reverse Alzheimer's
Behind almost all Alzheimer's drug research is the idea that you need to clear away the build-up of brain plaques (beta-amyloid proteins) and stop the development of new ones.It’s a dubious theory.As
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Television Can Erode Your Memory
For over 25 years scientists have speculated that watching television can contribute to dementia. And yet in all this time, the idea hasn't been explored in any detail.Actually, concerns about TV
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Scientists Discover Biological Reason Why Women’s Brains Age Better Than Men’s
If you are a woman, and the same age as me, I've got some good news for you. Your brain is nearly four years younger than mine.Actually, it doesn't matter what age you are. Once adulthood begins, a
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The Government Just Jumped into Alzheimer’s Prevention (Let’s Hope It Does Some Good)
“Alzheimer’s is the most under-recognized threat.” -Dr. David Satcher, former U.S. Surgeon General and former Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Finally, a cause that
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A Leaky Brain Could be The Chief Culprit in Alzheimer's
Unhealthy blood vessels in the brain are found in half of all cases of dementia worldwide.The damage is blamed on the breakdown of the blood-brain barrier with aging. The BBB, as you may know, keeps
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Do Brain Games Prevent Dementia or is it a Myth?
Many older adults are trying to slow down memory and cognitive loss by stimulating their brains with teasers, crossword puzzles, or Sudoku. Some even take up cognitive training programs.One such lady
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Top 4 Hacks to Manage Anxiety
According to current estimates, over 40 million1 Americans suffer from anxiety at some point in their lives, making it the most common mental illness in the United States – even more common than
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Play Your Way to a Better Brain
To keep your memory and intellect going strong, follow the old maxim “Use it or lose it.” It’s good advice, and repeated often in these pages.You can’t go wrong when you keep your brain fine-tuned by
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Doctors Could be Transmitting Alzheimer's to Their Patients
A leading UK neuroscientist has issued a warning that neurosurgical instruments could be contaminated. He also advises monitoring blood donated by people over 60 years of age.His concerns center on
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Tests for Dementia Not Fit For Purpose
It's natural to assume medical tests are valid and precise. But in reality, few meet these criteria.Even if the test is accurate, mistakes can arise in the way it was executed, in calibration of
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Use Brain Waves to Improve Your Memory and Ease Pain
I’m sure that if you’ve watched a sporting event on TV or gone to a game, you’ve seen the fans in the stands do “the wave” – standing up and sitting down in a coordinated way that sends a wave around
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Both New Technology and Practical Tips Can Tell Us Who’s Lying
Pity poor Pinocchio. The wooden boy of legend always had to tell the truth – otherwise his nose would grow longer and give away the fact that he was lying.Well, soon we may all be living in a world
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This Trick Helps Us Remember Things We Didn’t Know We’d Seen
The brain benefits of sleep are becoming more apparent every year. Seven or eight hours of deep, restorative sleep helps regulate mood, boost learning, solve problems and preserve memory.But some
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Is Your Brain Being Plasticized?
Every year, companies in the US produce 100 billion pounds of plastic for all kinds of products and packaging. But a toxic substance -- bisphenol A (BPA), described as a “plasticizer” – is frequently
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These Scientists Say Alzheimer's Drugs Have Failed Because of This
In the 1990s, the "amyloid hypothesis" provided a new and simple explanation for the cause of Alzheimer's disease. The idea was that beta-amyloid proteins build up to form plaques that damage brain
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Studies Prove Optimists are Less Likely to Get Dementia
From ‘you’re as young as you feel’ to ‘age is just a number,’ our culture provides us with a wealth of adages urging us to take a positive attitude toward aging.Perhaps these old chestnuts sound
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Clear Eyesight and Good Memory Go Hand in Hand
Over the next three decades the number of US adults with cataracts is expected to double from 25 to 50 million. It's the reason one in five lose their sight and one in seven suffer moderate to severe
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To Understand Alzheimer's You Need to Look Outside the Brain
With brain diseases like Alzheimer's, maybe it's time to start thinking outside the box.While the brain is the obvious go-to place to look for the cause, it's not the only body part to consider.
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More Proof that You Have to Use Your Brain if You Want to Keep It
The idea first came to poet Gary Glazner whilst working as a florist in 2003.Delivering bouquets of flowers to a nursing home and seeing the residents' faces light up gave him the inspiration to help
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Your Eyes Hold the Key to Brain Health and Memory
Poems often proclaim the eyes to be a direct window to the soul.Medical researchers are more prosaic, but they make much the same point without the poetry. We now understand that the eyes provide a
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Proof That Brain Damage from Trauma Can be Reversed
When you get hit by a 255-pound offensive tackle up to 50 times a game, it's bound to inflict physical harm.That's exactly what brain scans of hundreds of active and retired football players have
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Multi-Task and Get More Done? No Way. . .
The temptation to multi-task often seems irresistible.For instance, our cellphones continually call out to us with notifications of text messages, Facebook postings, new emails, and more.Too often,
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Rewire Your Brain to Change Bad Habits
Changing a bad habit can be tough. Whether you’re dealing with overeating, drug addiction, obsessive surfing on the Internet or some other activity you’d prefer to stop, good intentions are often not
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Strong Muscles, Strong Brain
“A healthy mind in a healthy body” is a proverb coined by the ancient Greeks sometime around 600 BC, although the Latin version -- “mens sana in corpore sano” -- is more familiar to moderns.This old
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Why You Should Actively Encourage Brain Drain
To avoid dementia and other neurodegenerative conditions, there are two (or maybe three) daily tasks you can do that will boost your chances of success.That's because these activities stimulate the
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Your Memory and Well-Being Depend on Your Three Brains
Don’t tell me you thought you only had one brain.Although the brain that sits inside the skull gets most of our attention when we think about our memory and cognition, many medical researchers
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Healthy Food Choices Reduce The Age of Your Brain
Last year, three anthropologists from New York published research which revealed that brain size of non-human primates is predicted by diet.Whether this finding applies to humans is unknown, but if
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These Brain Cells - Not Neurons -- Could Hold the Key to Alzheimer's Breakthrough
Much of the research into Alzheimer's disease has focused on neurons - the nerve cells in the brain that transmit the electrochemical impulses that are associated with thinking and memory.But what if
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Can a Device Used to Relieve Depression Stop Alzheimer’s?
It’s been a long time since we’ve seen any kind of breakthrough in Alzheimer’s research.That’s why this recent news caught my attention. While it’s not a cure, it shows promising ways we can help
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Later Menopause Improves Memory
Chills. Hot flashes. Night sweats. These are just some of the unpleasant symptoms that can come with the "change of life." More serious is the fact (covered in Issue #493) that the plunging estrogen
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One Reason More Women Than Men Get Alzheimer’s – And a Solution
Twice as many women as men get Alzheimer’s disease.And it’s not just because women usually live longer than men.Researchers have discovered that as women age, metabolic changes in their brains –
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Scientific First: New Study Proves Mental Decline is Not Inevitable
20 years ago, in a landmark article, researchers concluded that the human brain retains the potential for self-renewal throughout life.Before this, scientists believed the adult brain was hard-wired
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To Boost Your Memory, Let Your Mind Wander
If you want an excuse to be lazy while improving your memory at the same time, I've got some good news for you.As a powerful aid to remembering something that has just occurred, all you need to do is
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Keep Your Brain Energized and Stress-Proof
Stress is a brain killer. It can jumble your thoughts, make it harder to learn new information, and blur your memory.And as researchers keep delving into the mysteries about how stress can warp
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Hours Spent in Low-Level Light Physically Alter Your Brain
If you find yourself feeling better the last couple of weeks, it could be because spring is just around the corner. During the winter months many people suffer with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
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How to Knock a Decade Off The Age of Your Brain
One American in seven takes part in this relaxing yet challenging activity.From the comfort of your armchair it involves nothing more than turning to the back of your daily newspaper with a pen or
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Regular Sex Makes Older People Smarter
Considering it’s a universal human activity, it's surprising how little research has been conducted on the relationship between sex and the brain.To fill the void, several researchers from the UK
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This Simple Device Could Soon Be Used to Treat Alzheimer's
Drug companies have been running in circles and spending fortunes to develop drugs for Alzheimer's disease. Basically, none of them have worked. But researchers at Ohio State have come up with a
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The "Original Memory Herb" is Still Going Strong
Your brain relies on a dependable, sufficient blood supply to keep it operating at its best. And there's a venerable herb that has been shown to help keep that blood supply flowing.It's been used
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This Diabetes Drug has a Weird Side Effect: Better Memory
The link between dementia and high blood sugar could hardly be more clear.The effect is so pronounced, Alzheimer's has been dubbed type 3 diabetes. Even when your glucose - blood sugar - is well
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New Discovery Confirms Link Between Inflammation and Alzheimer's
Inflammation is a major factor in the development of Alzheimer's disease.Instead of being a short-term protective response initiated by the immune system to ward off pathogens, inflammation can turn
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This is What Your Cellphone Can Do to Your Brain
If your cellphone dominates your life – if, like most people, you carry it everywhere and you check it continually – this little device could be making significant changes inside your
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This Cooking Oil May Be Damaging Your Brain
If you're like most Americans, you're consuming huge amounts of a cooking oil that can make you more prone to serious memory problems.The food industry wants you to think this oil is a healthy food.
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Problem to Solve? Time to Take a Few Steps Back
If you catch sight of a beautiful flower, you'll want to take a closer look. Spot a rattlesnake, and you'll back away fast. It's natural to move towards pleasure and away from anything that could
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Not All Brain Boosters are the SAMe
Only introduced to the American public 20 years ago, this supplement was first tested in Italy as a treatment for schizophrenia in the 1970s. But while doing so, doctors noticed it also lifted the
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A Specific Type of Brain Training Lowers Dementia Risk by Up to 45%
It takes a lot to get the goat of scientists.Yet dozens became so exasperated by vendors claiming their online games can improve memory and prevent Alzheimer's, they collectively signed a statement
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Common Blood Problem Makes You More Likely to Get Dementia
More than three million Americans suffer from a red blood cell condition that can make them an easy prey to memory problems.And most of these people don't know they have this medical problem. Its
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Did Your Doctor Put a Toxic Metal in Your Brain?
Chuck Norris is suing his wife’s doctors for exposing her to a toxic metal during a medical scan.Researchers warn that this toxic metal, used in taking diagnostic images of the body, may enter the
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How to Keep Your Brain and Memory From Shrinking
Research shows that many Americans have brains that are shrinking at an alarming rate. And that shrinkage is a dangerous sign: It means you are more susceptible to Alzheimer’s disease and memory
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Will You Get Alzheimer’s? Soon This New Test May Let You Know
Scientists are constantly looking for methods to detect Alzheimer's at a very early stage, before any obvious signs of memory loss or when the signs are still barely noticeable.Eye tests, the ability
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Traditional Chinese Herb Comes Out Top for All-Round Brain Protection
The root of an exotic orchid has been used for thousands of years in China to relieve pain, control convulsions and treat vertigo. Now, in modern scientific studies, it has demonstrated remarkable
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Zapping the Brain Boosts Memory
Devices that transmit continuous electrical impulses are well known to people fitted with pacemakers, and to patients with Parkinson's disease for whom such gadgets help reduce tremors.There is no
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One of The Oldest Brain Therapies is One of The Best
During the past few years technology companies have been trying to devise video games that improve brain power – with only limited success.What they’re overlooking is that there’s already an easy
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This Hormone May Restore Your Memory as You Age
A year or so ago I reported on a hormone made by the body that helps neurons stay healthier and acts to keep your intellectual abilities at a higher level with the passing years.Now comes more good
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Does Marijuana Hurt or Harm The Brain?
I hear a great deal about the medical benefits of marijuana these days, mostly because our group also publishes information about alternative cancer treatments. When it comes to cancer, marijuana has
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This is the Key to Training Your Brain to Resist Alzheimer’s
A while back, several companies designed special computerized mental exercises that were supposed to be good for training the brain. Although heavily marketed, these programs were disappointing and
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Noise Pollution Can Damage More Than Your Hearing
Spending a lot of time in noisy environments, such as working in a loud factory or living by major roadways or airports, can cause long-term damage to your hearing.This fact is pretty well known.But
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Newly Identified Biomarkers Reveal Parkinson’s Disease Dementia Early
Parkinson’s disease, like Alzheimer’s disease, is caused at least in part by tangled proteins that steadily build up on neurons.In Parkinson’s disease these clumps are called Lewy bodies. They
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This is The Real Cause of Alzheimer's - and It's Preventable
After all the money that’s been poured into research on Alzheimer’s, much about the disease remains controversial or just totally mystifying to researchers. And yet important progress is being made,
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How to Get a World-Class Memory in 42 Days
Imagine remembering all the names of a group of people you've met for the first time. Or all the items you need to buy at the supermarket -- without referring to a list. Or making a speech from
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Brain Scans Prove The Value of Omega-3 Supplements
Described as "a major advance", a new study led by renowned neuropsychiatrist and bestselling author Daniel G Amen adds to the growing evidence that omega 3 fatty acids are essential for the
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Novel Way to Restore the Aging Brain Discovered
It "sounds like the stuff of science fiction," commented Dr. James Pickett, head of research at the Alzheimer's Society.That's because Stanford University School of Medicine has found a factor in the
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Scientists Discover Important New Brain Nutrient
If your thinking feels fuzzy and a little spacy, the problem may be a problem in your spaces – the spaces between the neurons in your brain.Within your brain, the spaces between your neurons --
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Get "Infected" With These Brain-Healthy Bacteria
We know that eating a variety of organic fruits and vegetables promotes good health…We also know spending time in nature, whether it’s walking through green spaces or spending time in the garden, can
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How Your Stomach Makes Your Brain Better
The next time you’re feeling really, really hungry, don’t be too quick to treat yourself to a snack.It turns out that the hormone behind that famished feeling is doing good things for your brain.By
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Using a Map to Navigate Keeps The Brain "Switched On"
Saved in the nick of time, vacationers in Utah stop their caravan just as it was about to plunge off a cliff.Three women are rescued when their hired SUV submerges in a lake in Bellevue, Seattle.A
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Could We Treat Alzheimer's Disease With a Flashlight?
Research on the brain keeps offering up unusual results that surprise researchers.An example of what I’m talking about is a study at MIT that involved flashing lights into the eyes of animals. The
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Mere Talking Delays Alzheimer's By Five Years
Speaking may not seem like anything special. It's something we all do every day. But it's not just any old chatter that can preserve our memories. It's a special kind.Researchers have been fascinated
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This Medical Procedure Contributes to Dementia
Your kidneys are fist-sized organs that filter toxins out of your blood and release hormones, red blood cells and Vitamin D into it.Obviously, kidney health is essential to overall health…But what’s
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Autoimmune Diseases Linked to Increased Chance of Dementia
A year ago, 31 senior scientists presented "incontrovertible evidence" that inflammation-creating infections were a key cause of Alzheimer's disease and dementia.Now, another whole category of
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Don't Let a "Leaky Brain" Give You Alzheimer's
For years, people who keep up with health advice have heard about "leaky gut syndrome" – the pathology whereby holes in the intestinal walls allow particles to pass into the blood that don’t belong
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Common Mineral Drops Risk of Alzheimer's 600%?
A neglected supplemental mineral defends your brain cells as you age. It’s a shame so few people know about it. It can also improve your mood, boost personal energy and – perhaps -- even offer longer
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Big Doubts Cast on The Brain Plaque Theory of Alzheimer's
The theory that brain plaques cause Alzheimer’s disease may be on its last legs. Readers who watched our “Awakening from Alzheimer’s” video interviews last autumn already know the plaque theory is
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Promising New Indicator Predicts Risk of Alzheimer's
Many scientists today see Alzheimer's as a brain-specific form of diabetes.Taking a blood test to see how your body deals with sugar should be a valuable indicator, not just of diabetes risk, but of
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Menopause, Female Hormones, and Alzheimer's Risk
While scientists don’t know exactly what causes Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, they do know that hormones play a major role.Hormones are the body’s chemical messengers, responsible for everything
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Can Botox Cut The Risk of Alzheimer's?
As a 65-year-old, I’m resigned to not being as fresh and pretty as someone in their twenties. Looking in the mirror can be a bit depressing, but I don’t dwell on it.But it gets to some people in a
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The Neglected Brain-Booster That Can Quickly Improve Your Brain
After Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords suffered brain damage from being shot in the head in 2011, her doctors used a highly effective therapy that helped her brain recover in a short time.But the
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The Brain-Enhancing Effects of Sensory Stimulation
It came as quite a revelation.It was sparked by the visit of a singer to entertain dementia patients at a rest home in Auckland, New Zealand.Yvonne Kleyn, the home's care manager, noticed that the
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This Might Seem Like Alzheimer's But It's Not
These days almost everyone knows that when elderly adults struggle with forgetfulness, have difficulties solving problems and get confused about dates or places, it could be the warning signs of
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This Simple Breathing Exercise Can Improve Your Memory
Breathing is a simple activity that we do thousands of times a day.But medical research show the way you breathe can affect your memory and also influence your heart and other organs. Now, there are
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They've Got Alzheimer's and Their Memories Work Just Fine
Rogue proteins called amyloid beta and tau are often named as the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease. If you’ve been around the dementia biz for more than a week you’ve heard about amyloid beta and tau
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The Easiest Secret to a More Powerful Brain (And Longer Life)
Medical research shows there’s a liquid that can extend your life and brain power.No, it’s not an expensive drug cooked up in a lab. It’s a nutrient combination readily available in stores all over
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Do Video Games Make You Smarter or Dumber?
Kids may laugh at the thought of grandpa sitting in front of the TV and playing a video game, but that’s exactly what grandparents all over the country and world may soon be doing.Why? Because their
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This "Celebrity" Nutrient Helps Prevent and Reverse Alzheimer's
Imagine your brain is like a hot new nightclub… everyone wants to get in, but only a select few—like celebrities—are actually allowed in.Your “blood-brain barrier”—as doctors call it—is just like the
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Secrets To Helping Your Brain Repair Itself
True or false? “By the time you reach 18 or 20 your brain is fully grown and fixed for life. It’s all downhill after that.”For 400 years this was what “experts” believed. But it’s a view that wasn’t
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Good Vibrations Can Help Alzheimer's Patients
“It’s like sitting on a subwoofer,” explained professor Lee Bartel from the University of Toronto.Professor Bartel led the first-ever study to test the therapeutic effects Alzheimer’s patients
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This "Red Flag" Could Warn of Memory Problems up to 2 Decades Ahead
It’s so common it’s usually overlooked. Just a case of getting older. The person with the complaint thinks nothing of it. Family members aren’t concerned. Physicians don’t see a need to do any tests
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Eye Test Can Detect Alzheimer's Years Ahead of Time
Doctors generally can tell if a person has advanced dementia. The symptoms are pretty obvious. But as a rule they can’t tell if it’s the Alzheimer’s form of dementia without an expensive, highly
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Is It Safe to Take Testosterone?
There’s no question that testosterone can be a great help to the aging brain and the aging body. It can boost muscle strength, help brain power, and even decrease chronic pain.But is it safe to use?
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Half of us Lack a Vital Mineral for Brain Health
How well your brain works depends on how well your synapses work. The synapses are the places where the brain’s neurons communicate with each other. As research shows, the reliability and efficiency