Before it was Alzheimer’s disease, it was a woman. By 1901, a husband who could no longer care for his wife brought her to the Institution for the Mentally Ill and for Epileptics in Frankfurt, Germany. Even though her behavior was very disturbing, she was not insane. … [Read more...]
Putting Alzheimer’s in perspective
Understanding the causes and nature of dementia/Alzheimer’s is as difficult to untangle as the tangles and clumps of neuronal tissue that give the brain disease its identity. It becomes further upsetting that medical science is not making progress fast enough, and at the same … [Read more...]
Now − Good News about reducing the risk of Alzheimer’s
A recent clinical study on aerobic exercise may provide some insight into what looks to be promising results in reducing the risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s even though the National Institute for Health is currently is not endorsing any one method or treatment. The first … [Read more...]
Bad news about reducing the risk of Alzheimer’s
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...]
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...]
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