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Learning and Using A New Language Benefits Brain and Slows Alzheimer's Disease

When I was a teenager, my parents took me to a company that does aptitude testing to help me in thinking about a professional career.  The tests covered everything from manual dexterity to spatial understanding. I really struggled on one test involving memorizing and associating nonsensical words; it turned out that test gauged one’s... Read moreChevron
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Research: Social Isolation May Be Factor in Developing Alzheimer's Disease

Remember that song, “Only the Lonely”? Well, it turns out that loneliness and lack of in-person social interaction may increase your risk of developing Alzheimer’s. Recent research published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry reported that seniors who remained “housebound” may double their risk of... Read moreChevron
posted 05/31/2011, comment (1)|
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Study Links Traffic Pollution to Brain Inflammation and Alzheimer's Disease

From 1996 to 2000, my parents lived in a home in Austin, Texas that was next to one of the busiest highways in the United States – Interstate 35. That corridor is an important conduit for commerce between the U.S. and Mexico, and needless to say, big trucks and other vehicles are constantly navigating that road at all times of the day and... Read moreChevron
posted 05/09/2011, comment (1)|
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New Study Links Extra Pounds at Middle Age with Increased Chance of Dementia

Take it from me: maintaining your weight while entering middle age – especially for a woman – can be really difficult. I have to admit that I haven’t been great about it. First of all, I always have eschewed looking at the scale and, instead, focused on how my clothes fit. And I’ve always had a solid body type, probably due... Read moreChevron
posted 05/04/2011, comment (1)|
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Teams of Experts Release New Guidelines to Help with Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease

There were already rumblings of this announcement a few months ago, but it’s now official. Teams of experts working through the Alzheimer’s Association and the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health have announced new criteria and guidelines to help doctors diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. These revisions... Read moreChevron
posted 04/19/2011, comment (1)|
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