Alzheimers

A Multi-Pronged Approach to Brain Health

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 06.27.2008 | Living

Read More: Healthy Eating, Neuroplasticity, Neuroscience, Baby Boomers, Cognitive Science, Alzheimers, Mental Health, Brain, Exercise, Nutrition, Ted Kennedy Brain Tumor, Brain Fitness, Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

I interviewed Dr. Larry McCleary, the former acting Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Denver Children's Hospital about how to nourish our brains.

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New Alzheimer's Clue Discovered By Researchers

AP | RANDOLPH E. SCHMID | Posted 06.22.2008 | Home

Read More: Alheimer's Disease, Alzheimer's, New Alzheimer's Clue, Alzheimer's Protein, Home News

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...

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Bright Lights May Prevent Dementia

Time | Posted 06.11.2008 | Living

Read More: Alzheimers Prevention, Dementia Cures, Dementia, Alzheimers, Living News

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...

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Brain Training: Fact or Fiction?

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 06.03.2008 | Living

Read More: Brain Games, Fast ForWord, Nintendo Brain Age, Lumos Labs. Lumosity, Start-Up, Neuroplasticity, Brain, Alzheimer's Disease, Techcrunch, Aging, Brain Training, Posit Science, Alzheimer's, Brain Fitness, Happy Neuron, Mindfit, Lumosity, Dakim, Mybraintrainer, Fitbrains, Cogmed, Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

The success of Nintendo Brain Age and the PBS special devoted to brain plasticity are signs of growing interest in Brain Training.

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Moving Mom

Sara Davidson | Posted 05.16.2008 | Living

Read More: Taking Care of Parents, Taking Care of Elderly, Dementia, Alzheimers, Retirement Homes, Living News
Sara Davidson

"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.

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Study: Men More Forgetful Than Women

LiveScience | Jeanna Bryner | Posted 04.17.2008 | Living

Read More: Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Alzheimers, Cognitive Impairments, How to Remember, Memory Tricks, Dementia Studies, Men More Forgetful, Living News

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...

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Just Another "McCain Moment"

David Goldstein | Posted 03.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Video, Alzheimers, 2008 Election, McCain Old, McCain Gaffe, John Mccain Age, McCain Moment, John McCain Old, McCain Age, Politics News
David Goldstein

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.

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Office Fascists, Internet Dating Tips And Boys' Brains

Dr. Belisa Vranich | Posted 03.16.2008 | Living

Read More: Parkinson's Disease, Internet Dating Tips, The Balanced Life, Louann Brizendine, The Female Brain, Alzheimer's, Lewy Body Disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Male Brains, Huntington's Disease, Pick's Disease, Living News
Dr. Belisa Vranich

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...

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A $225m New Market to Train Your Brain

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 02.16.2008 | Living

Read More: Brain Training, Aging, Alzheimers, Brain, Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

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.

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Best-Selling Author Pratchett Has Early-Onset Alzheimer's

AP | RAPHAEL G. SATTER | Posted 12.12.2007 | Entertainment

Read More: Terry Pratchett Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's, Terry Pratchett, Entertainment News

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...

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Sandra Day O'Connor: You Can't Say I Didn't Warn You

Katie Halper | Posted 11.16.2007 | Politics

Read More: Sandra Day O'Connor, 2000 Election, Samuel Alito, John Roberts, William Rehnquist, Sandra Day O'Connor Husband, Supreme Court Conservatives, Satire, Alzheimers Sandra Day O'Connor, Alzheimers, Politics News
Katie Halper

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.

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Report: Justice O'Connor's Husband Finds New Love In Nursing Home

AP | Posted 11.13.2007 | Politics

Read More: Justice O'connor's Husband, New Love, Justice O'connor, Alzheimers, Politics News

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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