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Craig Stoltz

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posted 05/30/2008, comments (2)

Can Social Ties Stave Off Alzheimer's?

A new study confirms what previous research and intuition tell us: Connecting to other  people is good for your brain. In this case the research, published in the American Journal of Public Health, showed that memory declined at half the rate among socially engaged adults compared to their more isolated peers.   Three things you need... Read moreChevron
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posted 05/28/2008, comment (1)

NY Times Articles Report Important Research on Brain Function

 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 moreChevron
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posted 05/12/2008, comment (1)

Time Magazine Features Article, "Forgetting Is the New Normal"

I must admit that I had never thought about the statistics before. The latest issue of Time features an article by Sue Halpern entitled, "Forgetting Is the New Normal." She notes that 14 million people in the United States will develop Alzheimer's disease in the next 40 years. Furthermore, 50% of the population will develop symptoms of Alzheimer's... Read moreChevron
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posted 05/07/2008, comments (5)

Music Therapy Helps Some Regain Speech After Stroke

A story that can only be called "heartwarming" was recently published by The New York Times online. Titled, "At 60, He Learned to Sing So He Could Learn to Talk," the story is about how a man regained his ability to talk after a stroke - by singing.   The story explains the brain hemispheres involved, but it's the singing that made the... Read moreChevron
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posted 05/05/2008, comments (3)

Study Shows Mixing Dementia Drugs with Incontinence Drugs Can Cause Decline

Why am I not surprised? A study has shown that  two classes of drugs often given, in tandem,  to people with dementia - a population that also tends to have problems with incontinence - are together causing more rapid functional decline.   In "Dual Treatment of Incontinence and Dementia Associated with Functional Decline," a study... Read moreChevron
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