How Being Married Can Cut Your Risk of Alzheimer's in Later Life

Might sound very strange indeed. There seems to be almost no practical connection between marriage and Alzheimer's. However stranger things have happened before and this is no surprise. A group of Swedish...

Mediterranean Diet May Prevent Cognitive Decline, Dementia

The Mediterranean diet - rich in fish, olive oil, vegetables and fruits - has been widely hailed for its beneficial properties and ability to protect against diseases like Alzheimer's, heart disease, cancer and...

Mellowing Out May Decrease Dementia

New research from the UK suggests that  personal disposition may affect your tendencies for dementia. Scientists in the UK talked with 500 elderly people, analyzing their lifestyles, activity levels, and social...

Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI) Launches Worldwide Campaign to Addres...

A global call for action to address the growing public health and social care emergency posed by Alzheimer's disease and related dementias to current and future generations has been launched today (World...

Charlton Heston Dies at 84

Charlton Heston died Saturday at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif., after suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease for several years. Lydia, his wife of 64 years, was said to have been by his side at the time...

A morning walk could jog your memory

Older Americans play with video games that promise to keep their minds sharp. Some do crossword puzzles, try to master foreign languages or learn to play musical instruments — all in the hope of staving off...

Alzheimer Glowers Glow-2 Oct 1st 2007 8PM

As a daughter and Primary Care Giver I have been struggling with my mother's dementia since 2000. I thought I was alone...however, in January 2006 I joined the Canadian Alzheimer's Online Forum and soon came to...

Magnetoencephalography New Tool for Diagnosing Alzheimer’s

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have announced a new noninvasive, painless method of diagnosing brain diseases. This is something I think we will be hearing a lot of in the future, because it represents new possibilities for less-stressful, pain free diagnosis for...

Emanations of the Referent in "RETRATOS: Faces of Los Pioneros"

For the last three years I have been working on a series of documentary images ("RETRATOS: Faces of Los Pioneros").  They memorialize the faces and lives of Latino elders in varying stages...

Daves Not Here, Man

" We will never know...Marijuana may slow progression of Alzheimer's....because the Tories canceled the research into medical marijuana use..."

BBC NEWS | Health | Blood markers for dementia risk

Blood levels of two proteins important in Alzheimer's disease may predict pending dementia, say scientists.

Alzheimer's Theory Set for Drug Test

"AP - A provocative new theory suggests that one root cause of Alzheimer's disease is linked to diabetes — a theory about to be tested in thousands of Alzheimer's patients given the diabetes drug Avandia in hopes of slowing brain decay."

Canadian claims to have developed world's first blood test for brain diseases

"A Canadian neuroscientist claimed to have developed the world's first simple blood test to detect brain diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and says it may be available within...

Exercise, Learning Help Shield Against Alzheimer's

Being good to your heart and making the right lifestyle choices -- exercising, learning new things, and staying socially connected -- may help keep your brain healthy as you grow older, researchers conclude.

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