A Multi-Pronged Approach to Brain Health
I interviewed Dr. Larry McCleary, the former acting Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Denver Children's Hospital about how to nourish our brains.
I interviewed Dr. Larry McCleary, the former acting Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Denver Children's Hospital about how to nourish our brains.
AP | RANDOLPH E. SCHMID | Posted 06.22.2008 | Home
WASHINGTON — Researchers have uncovered a new clue to the cause of Alzheimer's disease. The brains of people with the memory-robbing form of de...
Time | Posted 06.11.2008 | Living
When it comes to Alzheimer's disease, no one yet knows the best way to halt the gradual slips in memory and other brain functions that are the hallmar...
Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 06.03.2008 | Living
The success of Nintendo Brain Age and the PBS special devoted to brain plasticity are signs of growing interest in Brain Training.
Sara Davidson | Posted 05.16.2008 | Living
"Does age bring awakening?" I ask myself as I stand in the drugstore checkout line, clutching a box of Depends. My sister, Terry, and I are about to move our 93-year-old mom out of the condo where she's lived for decades to a home for people with memory impairment.
LiveScience | Jeanna Bryner | Posted 04.17.2008 | Living
Men are more likely than women to have problems with memory and other thinking skills, symptoms considered to be an early stage of dementia, research...
David Goldstein | Posted 03.23.2008 | Politics
Those of us who have watched our parents grow old understand that mental changes, if not actual decline is a familiar part of aging, and that such "McCain Moments" are not uncommon.
Dr. Belisa Vranich | Posted 03.16.2008 | Living
Q: My father-in-law is in his mid-70s but seems to be having problems with his memory, the whole family has noticed it but no one wants to say anythin...
Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 02.16.2008 | Living
A spate of recent news coverage on brain fitness and "brain training" reflects a growing interest in natural, non-drug-based interventions to keep our brains sharp as we age.
AP | RAPHAEL G. SATTER | Posted 12.12.2007 | Entertainment
Best-selling fantasy author Terry Pratchett has been diagnosed with a rare form of early onset Alzheimer's, he said in a message posted to his illustr...
Katie Halper | Posted 11.16.2007 | Politics
Sandra, if only you had listened to me you could have stayed on the bench and hired someone else to take care of your husband with Alzheimer's.
AP | Posted 11.13.2007 | Politics
Sandra Day O'Connor's husband struck up a romance with a fellow Alzheimer's patient after moving into an assisted living center, and under the circums...
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WASHINGTON — Rescue legislation sailed through the House on Wednesday aimed at...
Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 06.27.2008 | Living