New methods to examine the brain and spinal fluid heighten the chance of early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. These findings may have important implications for early detection of the disease, the choice of drug treatment and the inclusion of patients in clinical trials.
Date Posted: July 11, 2016
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues, Dementia
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While strokes are known to increase risk for dementia, much less is known about diseases of large and small blood vessels in the brain, separate from stroke, and how they relate to dementia. Diseased blood vessels in the brain itself, which commonly ...
Jul 4
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues, Dementia
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Exercise in older people is associated with a slower rate of decline in thinking skills that occurs with aging.
Mar 29
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues
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Social support from family and friends does not have an entirely positive effect on mental health but is instead a 'mixed blessing,' say researchers.
Mar 10
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues, Depression
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Findings from a longitudinal study of over 6,000 adults suggests that certain psychological factors may be stronger predictors of how long we'll live.
Mar 1
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues, Health / Illness / Medical Issues, ...
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The risk of developing dementia is decreasing for people with at least a high school education, according to an important new study that suggests that changes in lifestyle and improvements in physical health can help prevent or delay cognitive ...
Feb 25
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues, Cognitive Problems Amnesia / Dementia
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Poor physical fitness in middle age may be linked to a smaller brain size 20 years later, according to a study published in the February 10, 2016, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Feb 12
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues
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We have all heard the saying "laughter is the best medicine." But according to new research, a noticeable change in what makes us laugh may not be a good sign for cognitive health: it may be an early indicator for dementia.
Nov 12
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Aging & Geriatric Issues, ...
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Which stage of life brings more happiness: The bloom of youth or the wisdom of age?
Nov 7
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Adult psychological ...
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Retiring at 55 and spending the rest of your life relaxing on the front porch may sound appealing, but if you want your brain to keep working, it's probably not a good idea. Mounting evidence shows that staying in the workforce ...
Nov 5
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues
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Communication with someone who has dementia can require a great deal of energy, patience, and creativity.
Nov 3
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues, Caregiver Issues / Stress, Dementia
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You can increase the size of your muscles by pumping iron and improve your stamina with aerobic training. Can you get smarter by exercising — or altering — your brain?
Oct 31
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Aging & Geriatric Issues
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Scientists are discovering something very peculiar about aging: How we feel about getting old matters. A lot.
Oct 22
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues
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It's a nice metaphor: our body is like a boat, our conscious and subconscious minds are analogous to the ship's captain and crew respectively, and the ocean is life. In which case, when the weather's good, and the captain and crew are communicating ...
Oct 20
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues, Dementia
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Older adults are a growing proportion of the American workforce in unprecedented numbers. For the first time since 1948, American employees over age 65 outnumber teenage workers, according to a report from AARP. Yet, older workers are still beset ...
May 21
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues
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Cardiorespiratory fitness may positively impact the structure of white matter in the brains of older adults. These results suggest that exercise could be prescribed to lessen age-related declines in brain structure.
May 4
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues
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