Is physical activity the key to staying young?
According to research, increasing your physical activity or feeling more in control of your life could be the secret to
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Alzheimer’s/Dementia
Learning To Live Well With Dementia
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Imagine your doctor telling you have Alzheimer’s disease or some other type of
Read MoreDoes a chemical imbalance contribute to Alzheirmer’s Disease
Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have found new evidence in mouse brains cells called astrocytes, that one root
Read MoreAlzheimer’s study sparks a new round of debate over the amyloid hypothesis
(By Damian Garde for STAT) In the long-running debate over just what causes Alzheimer’s disease, one side looks to have
Read MoreExperimental Alzheimer’s drug significantly slowed patients’ cognitive decline, buoying hopes for treatment
(By Damian Garde for STAT) CHICAGO — An investigational Alzheimer’s drug significantly slowed patients’ cognitive decline in a large clinical trial, unexpected
Read MoreHormone Levels Likely Influence A Woman’s Risk Of Alzheimer’s, But How?
(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) There’s new evidence that a woman’s levels of female sex hormones, including estrogen and progesterone,
Read MoreHow Soon Is Soon Enough To Learn You Have Alzheimer’s?
(By Alex Smith for NPR) Jose Belardo of Lansing, Kansas, spent most of his career in the U.S. Public Health
Read MoreWe need to improve Medicare’s annual wellness visit to better detect early dementia
(By Noam Kirson, Urvi Desai and Nicole Fowler for STAT) Mind-robbing Alzheimer’s disease, the leading cause of dementia in the
Read MoreA link between higher blood pressure and brain disease, Alzheimer’s
A study funded by the National Institutes of Health found older people who have higher blood pressure may have more
Read MoreFamily Caregivers Exchange Tips, Share Stories To Ease Alzheimer’s Losses
(By Blake Farmer for NPR) Vicki Bartholomew started a support group for wives who are caring for a husband with
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