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New research shows that the benefits of being bilingual include that it can help to stave off Alzheimer’s for a long period. However it can then accelerate the rapid worsening of the disease.
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A team of scientists from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta has discovered some reasons why lights flickering at 40 beats per second, or 40 hertz (Hz), have a beneficial effect on Alzheimer’s disease.
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An ambitious project to develop a wearable device to detect early signs of Alzheimer’s disease has been launched.
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A chat line offered through the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America can service families impacted by Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia-related illnesses in 90 languages.
The helpline can be accessed by clicking on the blue chat icon on the lower right-hand side of the AFA’s website.
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Good Q&A about the importance of your heart health for protection against Alzheimer’s.
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You may have heard that fruits and vegetables are good to lower your risk for Alzheimer;s disease but why is that?
The New York Times explains
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A new study published in the journal Neurology in January 2020 concludes that increasing the intake of plant flavonols steeply reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s dementia (AD) by up to a half. In other words, AD could be prevented in many people simply by regularly eating and drinking more foods containing these compounds such as tea, oranges and broccoli.
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Lithium is well known in the treatment of psychiatric conditions and now researchers have found that a micro dose of it can be beneficial in the treatment of Alzheimer’s, even in later stages of the disease.
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The Alzheimer’s association offers some tips for the winter for people with Alzheimer’s disease.
As the weather becomes inclement it is important to keep your loved one with dementia safe by taking simple precautions to prevent wandering.
Alzheimer’s Association’s Tips to Prevent Wandering in our link for today.
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Studies by researchers at the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York showed that light therapy tailored to increase the circadian stimulation during the day benefited individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia living in long-term care settings.
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You can be a professor but when the disease strikes your loved one, you suddenly have the care taker’s role too.
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Read on in our link for today where Alzheimer’s Disease International offers support. All details about eligibility and restrictions are there too.
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The winter months have some additional challenges for people with Alzheimer’s. Read about it in our link for today.
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He was a strong advocate to promote knowledge about dementia.
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According to the Alzheimer’s Association, an estimated 40% of people with Alzheimer’s disease suffer from significant depression. Depression is very common in Alzheimer’s and usually manifests in the early and middle stages of the disease.
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The good folks over at Marketwatch give us a good overview of what we can do. Here is a part of what they say:
The research on cognitive health and disease has homed in on seven pillars for living a brain-healthy lifestyle, which may in combination, slash your risk for brain-degenerative diseases.
Just keep in mind, however, that even if you performed all these pillars perfectly, it doesn’t mean you won’t get Alzheimer’s disease. Other factors, such as genetics, additional medical conditions that affect the brain and accidents, can’t always be controlled.
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It is more common than not, people with dementia or Alzheimer’s, will wander. The article in our link for today gives a good start for an emergency plan to have ready for when this happens.
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Apparently even loosing one night of sleep can increase your risk of Alzheimer’s
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When it comes to Alzheimer’s, what happens first: beta amyloid plaques, or the visible personality and cognitive changes common with the disease? Researchers have long believed that amyloid drives neurodegeneration in the brain. But it’s possible that subtle changes in a person’s thinking abilities may actually precede the development of beta-amyloid protein, providing more clues to the complexity of the disease, according to a new study.
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as the writer here details in a New England Journal of Medicine article, professionals, including physicians, can function competently even with clinical symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. Just as each brain is unique, so is the disease progression and continued functioning of people with Alzheimer’s. Variability in the disease’s course is the norm, with some people staying stable for years, even without treatment. Yet, while we know that two people with the same type of kidney disease or breast cancer progress differently, with Alzheimer’s disease the overwhelming belief is that everyone ends up in a wheelchair, unable to recognize family and themselves.. While this is true in some, it is not the case for all.
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Read up on how artificial intelligence can help with the detection of Alzheimer’s.
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For this to hit the market: There are two drugs that have been developed by Salk Institute researchers to successfully treat Alzheimer’s in mice—and now, they have found that the very same drug compounds can also slow the aging process in the brains of healthy older mice.
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Hmm there is some support for this but the case does not seem to be very strong.
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Today we link to the article from Scientific American that tells the story about the reassessment of costs vs benefits for aducanumab.
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See the story in our link for today to find out where we got that name “Alzheimer”
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Alzheimer’s disease affects some 5 million people in the United States, and as the population ages, doctors estimate those affected will more than double by 2050.
A new drug might offer new hope, WOWT reported.
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