One of the defining moments in my life as a caregiver happened in early 2004. Just days into the New Year, my father shared with me that he had blockage in his carotid arteries that was going to require surgery. My mother, whose lungs were ravaged by Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and who was having significant short term memory... Read more
The June issue of O, The Oprah Magazine features an article, "Watch This. No - Read It!", which reports on a neuroscience finding of interest for those of us worried about keeping our brains strong. The article reports that reading exercises your brain more than watching the film adaptation of a book or TV reports of news.
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Earlier in May, The New York Times ran two interesting articles concerning some of the latest information on brain research. I think both have messages of interest for readers of this website.
The first article, For a Sharp Brain, Stimulation, reports that researchers have found that the brain actually is capable of generating new... Read more
The Houston Chronicle published an editorial on May 21 that makes a compelling argument why action needs to be taken now to fight Alzheimer's. "Time is of the essence," the editorial reads. "Death rates for heart disease, breast cancer, prostate cancer and strokes declined between 2000 and 2005. In the same period, Alzheimer's deaths increased 45... Read more
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