Category Archives for Alzheimers/Dementia
Oui! The More Languages You Know The Better Off You Are!
Recent studies found that trilingual people have a significantly lower risk of cognitive impairment than those who are bilingual. According to Magali Perquin, PhD, of the Public Research Center for Health in Luxembourg – “It appears speaking more than two…
Tags: Bilingual, Cognitive Impairment, dementia, Luxembourg, Magali Perguin, Public Research Center for Health, research, Trilingual
Let Them Enjoy The Small Things in Life
Innovative Nursing Home Approach to Alzheimer’s Patients Makes Lots of Sense She’s 98, suffers from dementia, and wants an ice cream sundae. Let her have it! That’s the motto of one highly successful nursing home that’s gone head-to-head with the…
Tags: Department of Health, regulations
Brainier than Thou
A little while ago, we learned that extra body fat was correlated with smaller brain volume and possibly linked to increased rates of Alzheimer’s disease. Across the city, ice cream spoons were sadly set aside. Not that anyone wanted to…
Tags: Alzheimer’s disease, avoiding injury, general good health, genetics, nutrition, Overweight
Caring for a Spouse with Alzheimer’s Puts Significant Other at Greater Risk
At the recent Alzheimer’s Association 2009 International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease, an eye opening study demonstrated that spouses who care for a mate suffering from dementia were more likely to develop the same condition, with husband caregivers at a much…
Tags: Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimers/Dementia, blood pressure, caregiver, cholesterol, dementia, exercise, healthy diet, NYU, Ralph Nixon, risk factor, spouse, stress
Heartbreak in the Throes of Dementia
By: Nechama Drillick Advanced dementia is something that the average healthy person has a hard time imagining unless they are the caregiver of a loved one in that condition. Researchers in Boston recently documented the ravages of this incurable state…
Tags: BMJ journal, Boston, caregiver, cognitive, dementia
Ladies: Gaining Those Pounds Today May Mean Your Independence Tomorrow
So we gals thought we had an inherent biological superiority when it came to longevity. It now appears that women, though likely to live longer than men, are are up to two and a half times more likely to suffer…
Tags: Aging, X chronic health conditions X disability X duke's Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development X gender gap X Harvey J. Cohen X independence X men X nursing home X obesity X Researchers at t
Now I Remember Why I Love My Starbucks
Some days start off better than others. An inveterate recipient of medical and pharmaceutical RSS feeds and real time alerts from a myriad of medical sources, I’m often hit with a phalanx of “cease and desists” regarding any number of…
Tags: Behavioral Economics, culture, dementia, Families, Friendship, Health Care, Marketing, seniors, Uncategorized
Relax Actively
~ by Lydia Yolen Relax actively. That’s the advice of researchers to the retired and the elderly. Not only is it beneficial for your heart, it’s beneficial for your mind. This news is the conclusion of numerous studies concerning how…
Tags: brain, cognition, dementia, exercise, fitness, middle age, neurons
