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Alzheimer’s and Vitamin B3
Vitamin B3, also known as niacin, has been proven to help lower cholesterol. However, research has indicated that when people eat foods that contain niacin they have protection against Alzheimer’s disease and the cognitive decline that come with aging. In a clinical trial that ran for six years researchers studied over 3,500 people aged 65 [...]
Continue reading...Alzheimer’s And Genetics
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive and degenerative brain disorder, does not cause death in itself but the progressive memory loss and loss of motor skills is what can be fatal for the patient. It is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. Genes are not known to have any role in late-onset Alzheimer’s, [...]
Continue reading...Alzheimer’s Disease and Testosterone
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Alzheimer’s disease, a form of age-related dementia, is cause by deteriorating brain tissue. According to some studies, declining levels of testosterone and other sex hormones could play a part in the development of this disease. About one-half of people over the age of 85 have Alzheimer’s. However, the condition is now a natural part [...]
Continue reading...Alzheimer’s And Dementia
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Many people do not know the difference between Alzheimer’s and dementia. There is not a great deal of difference as most of the symptoms are the same: forgetting things that were told or happen recently, having a problem with numbers (balancing a checkbook or knowing what a measurement is) and becoming lost in familiar surroundings. Chemotherapy, [...]
Continue reading...Alzheimer’s and Poor Circulation
Sunday, June 6, 2010
The link between blood clots, also known as brain embolisms, and dementia-related illnesses such as Alzheimer’s, is currently being studied in greater detail. If a link is definitively established, it may lead to more and better treatment or prevention methods for this condition. It has already been established that cerebro-vascular attacks or CVAs, more commonly known [...]
Continue reading...Treating or Preventing Alzheimer’s disease
Sunday, May 30, 2010
There is no cure for Alzheimer’s disease once it has begun; however, there are different treatment methods as well as some ways which may serve as Alzheimer’s prevention methods. While some methods are intended for the prevention of secondary dementia (that is, dementia that is caused by an underlying disease or condition) these methods may also [...]
Continue reading...The Difference between Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Alzheimer’s is actually a form of dementia, but each form has enough of a difference in symptoms and other areas that the two words are usually used to denote separate conditions. Further, since dementia can have more than one underlying cause, additional descriptive adjectives are often used to identify the specific type of dementia; for [...]
Continue reading...Alzheimer’s And Its Effects On Loved Ones
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
When loved ones suspect that a family member may be exhibiting the signs of Alzheimer’s, the first response may be one of extreme sadness. Knowing that the person will most likely not be able to continue her daily routine, whether it was working a full-time or part-time job, or making routine visits to those in [...]
Continue reading...Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s
Thursday, April 29, 2010
The symptoms of Alzheimer’s come on so gradually that it is often hard to distinguish what is truly Alzheimer’s, what is simply part of the natural aging process, and what may be a result of over-medicating, something that can often happen with a senior citizen. For this reason, it is hard to determine which specific warning [...]
Continue reading...Testosterone and Alzheimer’s
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Testosterone is the primary male hormone that causes the changes associated with male puberty. It is testosterone that causes a boy’s voice to deepen, hair to grow on the chest, pubic area, underarms and other places on the body, and for muscle mass to form. There are actually two types of testosterone. One type binds or [...]
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
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