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Does anyone remember phone numbers anymore? Or have all these little bits of information you used to memorize moved onto digital devices such as smartphones? Some have argued this outsourcing of our memory is damaging our ability to remember anything p… Continue reading Outsourcing our memory to digital devices may actually be beneficial
A fascinating new collaborative study, between researchers at the University of Oxford and Tufts University, has found two common viruses may be working in tandem to trigger the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s disease. The findings build on a growing body of evidence implicating the herpes virus in neurodegenerative disease.
Category: Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
Tags: Virus, Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, Brain, Neuroscience
Continue reading One-two punch from pair of common viruses may trigger Alzheimer’s disease
In 2020 an extraordinary video went viral. It featured Marta Cinta González Saldaña, a former ballet dancer suffering from severe Alzheimer’s disease in her senior years. In the video, Saldaña is played a piece from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake and suddenly she flashes awake and begins moving to a dance routine she presumably rehearsed over and over in her younger days.
Category: Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
Tags: pop music, Brain, Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Northeastern University
Continue reading Music shows promising potential for slowing the progression of dementia
It is thought that Parkinson’s disease takes hold in the brain long before obvious motor symptoms appear, and a big focus for researchers is the development of diagnostic tools that can detect it early on. Scientists in Israel have demonstrated a promising new technology in this space, using a variation of MRI to spot tiny, telltale structures forming deep in the brain as the disease progresses.
Tags: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Parkinson’s Disease, Brain, Dementia, MRI, Medical Imaging, Neurological
Continue reading Modified MRI spies the early signs of Parkinson’s disease
With the fitness wearable market exploding in popularity, especially among senior citizens keen to track heart health, a team of researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health wondered whether these devices could be used to detect the earliest signs of dementia. A new study suggests that could be possible after finding distinct differences in daily movement patterns when comparing cognitively healthy older adults and Alzheimer’s patients.
Category: Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
Tags: Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, Wearable, Fitbit, Brain, John Hopkins University
Continue reading In the future, a fitness wearable could predict early signs of dementia
A new study suggests brain inflammation is the key factor linking sleep disturbances with Alzheimer’s disease. It’s hypothesized the same overactive immune cells in the brain that ultimately contribute to cognitive decline can disrupt certain sleep cycles in the earliest stages of neurodegenerative disease.
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Tags: Sleep, Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, Inflammatory, Brain, Neuroscience, Sleeping, UC Irvine
Continue reading Brain inflammation links sleep disruption and Alzheimer’s
A striking study looking at over 20,000 people in the United Kingdom has found as little as four standard alcoholic drinks a week can be linked to brain changes associated with cognitive decline. The research is the first to directly correlate increased brain iron levels with moderate alcohol consumption.
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Tags: Alcohol, Brain, Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Neuroscience
Continue reading Just 4 alcoholic drinks a week could contribute to cognitive decline
A common type of oral bacteria associated with periodontal disease has been linked to neuroinflammation and the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. The research, from an international team of scientists, builds on a prior body of evidence linking poor oral health with dementia and neurodegeneration.
Category: Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
Tags: Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, Dental, Bacteria, Teeth, Brain, Inflammatory, Tufts University
Continue reading Another study ties Alzheimer’s progression to bacteria in your mouth
A new systematic review has found repurposing some drugs currently used for ADHD and depression could offer small improvements to cognitive symptoms associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The review focused on a family of drugs developed to stimulate the brain’s noradrenaline system.
Tags: Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, ADHD, Brain, Imperial College
Continue reading ADHD drugs could help treat symptoms of Alzheimer’s
A large new study tracking the health of around two million people has found annual influenza vaccination is associated with a significantly lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. The compelling findings build on growing research finding links between several viral infections and neurodegenerative disease.
Category: Science
Tags: Virus, Brain, Influenza, Vaccines, The Immune System, Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia
Continue reading How the flu vaccine can lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease