While we can accept that Alzheimer’s is a progressive deteriorating brain disease without effective treatment and cure, it’s harder to believe that we can’t do something to prevent its onset in the first place. Now that we have a surge of baby boomers about to create … [Read more...]
The Women of Alzheimer’s Series – Joyce Chen
In 1990 the Boston Globe reporter Jack Thomas wrote a about a son dealing with his famous mother’s decent into Alzheimer’s. Stephen Chen’s mother sat in her Oriental pajamas as she stared at the TV and was unresponsive to questions about her well-being. Joyce Chen had fled … [Read more...]
To reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s, starting early is better
While there are a number of recommendations for keeping the mind and body healthy over a lifetime, there are some specific activities that appear to reduce the amount of the protein marker, beta-amyloid, commonly found in the Alzheimer’s brain. Susan M. Landau, PhD and her … [Read more...]
The Women of Alzheimer’s Series – Rosa Parks
She was just plain tired that day and only wanted to get home. She sat in her usual section of the bus, but when a white man demanded her seat she refused. Her refusal led to her arrest, the 381 day Montgomery Bus Boycott and being known as the “mother of the … [Read more...]
The old dog is learning new tricks in the fight against Alzherimer’s
While we wait for the medical breakthroughs to improve dementia and Alzheimer’s, other researchers are already discovering cognitive skills improvement in older adults. Professor, Elizabeth Stine-Morrow, of the University of Illinois Educational Psychology and Beckman … [Read more...]
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