Could there be anything better than getting up well rested after a great night’s sleep, fully energized and able to face the morning? For a lot of older adults – as much as a third of them – obtaining enough sleep only happens within their dreams. And unfortunately, it’s a common assumption that poor sleep is […]
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Today, Thomas Edison’s words ring true in the race to find a new Alzheimer’s disease theory that cures the dreaded disease: “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” Each day tends to bring hopeful news of still another clinical trial, followed shortly afterwards by the disappointing news that outcomes did not
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In one’s older years, it is common to be dealing with sleeping problems, fatigue or loss of appetite. And frequently, these issues are written off as just common annoyances. Yet for around 8 million older adults over age 65, these signs and symptoms are suggestive of something a lot more than normal aging – they’re signs
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As the expression goes, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. That could very well pertain to the latest influx of businesses offering alternative supplements, dietary programs, and herbal concoctions in an effort to treat, or at the very least reduce the effects of Alzheimer’s disease. The Alzheimer’s Association aims to
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For older adults, undergoing a medical procedure or surgery commonly involves some inherent risks, but there is a little-known effect impacting a significant number of seniors after surgery that we all must be informed about: POCD (postoperative cognitive dysfunction). POCD takes place in more than 25% of older adults during the days or possibly weeks
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With as many as 5.7 million seniors currently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease – a full 10% of the over-65 population – and that number likely to rise to as much as 14 million by the year 2050, the race is on as experts scramble to discover a cure or at least a successful treatment option. Besides
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The significant effects of staying physically active throughout aging are considerable, but for those with Parkinson’s disease, it could truly be a game-changer in the progression of the disease. Several recent studies are discovering direct links between exercise and Parkinson’s, like the largest clinical study up to now, for which patients who exercised no less than
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Remember weekend dinners at Grandma’s, whenever the entire family came together round the table to enjoy a hearty meal, chitchat, and laughter? Regrettably, with many families now living far away from their older family members, and with so many urgent needs pulling us in different directions, it’s hard to continue this tradition – and it
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Those of us who follow the latest research in Alzheimer’s disease are all too familiar with the troublesome amyloid plaques thought to be linked to Alzheimer’s. But could it possibly be that those plaques are actually helpful? Neuroscientists Rudolph Tanzi and Robert Moir, of Massachusetts General, Harvard’s largest teaching hospital, are challenging long held beliefs in the
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The remarkable research of a recent AARP study is in: people who maintain a balanced and healthy diet are twice as apt to consider their mental acuity to be very good or excellent compared to people who rarely eat well. In particular, a healthy diet abundant with fish, vegetables & fruits equated to increased brain
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