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Exercising Your Brain Through Learning May Help Ward Off Alzheimer's

I’ve come to be a firm believer in exercise – the mental kind. By stretching our brains through a variety of activities throughout our lives, we not only make our lives more fulfilling, but we also may be protecting ourselves against Alzheimer’s. A new study out of the University of California-Berkley is the first to find people... Read moreChevron
posted 01/31/2012, comment (1)|
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Diagnosing Alzheimer's in People with Down's Syndrome

A recent message from a reader of Our Alzheimer's asking about the symptoms of Alzheimer's in someone with Down's syndrome (DS) has prompted me to write this Sharepost. It is true that the symptoms are the same as in someone without DS; memory loss, weight loss, apathy, personality changes, loss of conversation skills, increasingly poor mobility... Read moreChevron
posted 01/26/2012, comment (1)|
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MetLife's Survey on Alzheimer's Offers 5 Important Lessons

People increasingly are reporting that they're afraid of Alzheimer’s disease, but they don’t really know that much about the disease. That’s according to a new survey entitled “What America Thinks: The MetLife Foundation Alzheimer’s Survey” produced by the MetLife Foundation in conjunction with Harris... Read moreChevron
posted 01/24/2012, comment (1)|
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UK reporter chronicles dementia awareness course: calls it a “taste of hell”

The saying that we can’t really understand another person’s experience until we’ve “walked in their shoes,” has always felt right to me. Intelligent people can be educated to the brim and be able to give excellent “book” advice. However, it frequently takes someone who has endured an experience similar to... Read moreChevron
posted 01/22/2012, comments (0)|
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Ambulatory Blood Pressure May Predict Cognitive Decline

We have several blood pressure cuffs in various areas around the house. My dad has high blood pressure so he regularly checks his resting blood pressure several times a day, most often while sitting at the breakfast table. However, research is finding that this type of measurement may not be the best kind to predict brain disease and cognitive... Read moreChevron
posted 01/17/2012, comment (1)|
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