The news that a major study has found that memory in many people starts to deteriorate from around 45 years of age is worrying. Until now, around 60 years of age tended to been viewed as the age at which the brain begins to lose its sharpness for memory, powers of reasoning and understanding.
The research, called the Whitehall 11 Study, is an ongoing follow up of what was at first over ten thousand Civil Servants. This one was carried out on 7,000 Civil Servants aged between 45 and 70. Five...
Old movies via DVDs, as well as CDs of big band music or other favorites of our elders’ generation have long been used as a diversionary... Read more »
I learned an important lesson this Christmas. While I have been focusing on all my memory loss being attributed to the dementia I am... Read more »
A new study published today provides some much needed good - there's a downward trend in the rate of "cognitive impairment" among people 70... Read more »
Our armed service men and women and their families understand that they risk a lot in order to protect our nation. However, I bet that one... Read more »
My name is Leah, and I was diagnosed with dementia just a short time ago. At 58, going on 59 years of age, I was totally devastated with... Read more »
Researchers at the University of Oxford have found that vitamin B-12 may help protect against memory loss in old age. The study, which looked at 107... Read more »
LOS ANGELES (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- About half a million Americans are living with multiple sclerosis, a serious disease where the body attacks... Read more »
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Forgetfulness; Amnesia; Impaired memory; Loss of memory; Amnestic syndrome Home Care The family should provide support. Reality... Read more »
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A mild decline in memory and the rate of information processing occurs normally with age, but does not affect daily function and does not generally... Read more »
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