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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 Disease and Brain Changes
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
When a person has Alzheimer’s disease, physical changes occur in the brain that will affect how the brain functions. Two types of brain lesions – amyloid plaques and tau protein tangles – are responsible for these changes and this has been well documented by medical research. CT and PET scan may reveal changes [...]
Continue reading...Alzheimer’s: Not Ordinary Aging
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Alzheimer’s disease gradually robs a person of their ability to care for themselves, but most saddening is the loss of memory that occurs with this dreaded disease. Some memory loss as a person ages is a natural part of life. Forgetting what you came into a room to do, where you put your keys, [...]
Continue reading...Alzheimer’s Disease: A Cause Of Dementia
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Between fifty and seventy percent of all dementia cases are caused by Alzheimer’s disease. About four million people between the age of 60 and 80 have some symptoms of Alzheimer’s. Memory loss may be seen as a natural sign of aging, however, a person may really be suffering from Alzheimer’s. As the disease gets worse [...]
Continue reading...Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Alzheimer’s disease normally manifests after age 60; however, there are a small number of people who begin to show true Alzheimer’s symptoms in their 40s and 50s. When this occurs, and a definitive diagnosis is made, the condition is called early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, to distinguish it from that which appears after age 60. The same symptoms [...]
Continue reading...Alzheimer’s Disease: Genes Identified for Alzheimer’s Risk
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Alzheimer’s disease is a devastating illness for the sufferer as well as family members. Stopping or slowing the development of the disease is essential in helping sufferers beat the its debilitating effects. There are many mysteries of Alzheimer’s but researchers are actively trying to uncover it. One of the mysteries is what puts people at [...]
Continue reading...Prevent Cancer, Diabetes and Disease by Drinking Coffee
Monday, April 26, 2010
If you’re one of the 54 percent of Americans who drink coffee, you’re probably looking for more reasons why you should continue to have your morning, afternoon or even nightly brew. While many experts discuss the disadvantages to drinking coffee, such as increased anxiety, insomnia and dehydration, there’s some researchers who found very helpful and [...]
Continue reading...Alzheimer’s – Early Onset
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Alzheimer’s actually manifests itself in different stages. Each stage, or series of stages, is defined as early-onset, mild to moderate, moderate to severe, and at the last, severe Alzheimer’s. The first three stages include no discernable Alzheimer’s symptoms at all (Stage 1). As time passes, then gradual discernment as the patient begins to forget simple things, [...]
Continue reading...What Is Alzheimer’s Disease?
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Alzheimer’s Disease is a form of dementia; however, not all people who suffer from dementia have Alzheimer’s Disease. Symptoms are similar, with the main ones consisting of mental confusion, memory loss, and-as the disease progresses-loss of language capabilities. Because Alzheimers, as it is sometimes referred to, does have some of the same symptomatic characteristics as dementia, [...]
Continue reading...Alzheimer’s Disease: How Cell Phones Can Decrease Risk and Symptoms
Thursday, January 7, 2010
According to the January issue of the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease as reported on the site, EmpowHER, electromagnetic waves from cell phones can help people at risk for Alzheimer’s Disease and decrease sufferer’s symptoms. These results come from scientists’ research on mice and they hope that this is just a stepping stone towards a correlation [...]
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
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