While dementia and Alzheimer’s are primarily lifestyle-driven, watch out for these medications, in particular, this risky class of pills, which is prescribed for a wide variety of conditions including depression, incontinence, insomnia, allergies and epilepsy. STORY AT-A-GLANCE While dementia and Alzheimer’s disease (the most advanced, severe and lethal form of dementia) are primarily diet- and…
Cognitive Rehab May Help Older Adults Clear Covid-Related Brain Fog
August 6, 2022
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Eight months after falling ill with covid-19, the 73-year-old woman couldn’t remember what her husband had told her a few hours before. She would forget to remove laundry from the dryer at the end of the cycle. She would turn on the tap at a sink and walk away. Before covid, the woman had been…
Too Little Sleep May Harm Young Kids’ Brains
For peak performance, school-age children need more than a healthy diet and exercise. They also need plenty of sleep. A new study finds that elementary school kids who get less than nine hours of sleep each night show significant differences in some brain regions responsible for memory, intelligence and well-being compared to those who get…
A Well-Aged Mind: Maintaining Your Cognitive Health
Getting older can bring many changes, both physically and mentally. Even when you’re healthy, your brain and body start slowing down. Maintaining your cognitive health—the ability to clearly think, learn, and remember—is important for your overall well-being. Many things influence cognitive health. Your genes, lifestyle, and environment can all impact your thinking skills and ability…
How Modern Marijuana Changes the Brain
August 1, 2022
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Big things are happening for the humble marijuana (or cannabis) plant. On July 21, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) introduced a bill to legalize marijuana at the federal level with Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.). Booker released a statement on the bill on July 21, saying this can undo the damage…
When Eyes Meet, Brains Get to Work
New research charts the surprisingly widespread response in multiple brain areas when the eyes of two individuals meet and social gaze interaction happens. “There are strong robust signals in the brain that are signatures of an interactive social gaze,” says Steve Chang, associate professor of psychology and neuroscience at Yale University, a member of the…
Is the Basis of Alzheimer’s Research Fundamentally Flawed?
Alzheimer’s disease is a type of dementia. It is named after German pathologist Alois Alzheimer, who discovered what is believed to be the distinctive feature of the disease–plaques and other protein deposits–in the brain of a deceased patient in 1906. In the 1980s, a protein called amyloid beta (Aβ) was identified as the main component…
Could Sleeping in This Position Protect Your Brain From Decline?
Lou Gehrig’s disease—also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis—is devastating. It took the life of my classmate, Stephen Heywood, when he was just 37 years old. A young dad, Heywood did not get to watch his son grow up. This disease does not affect the mind but it does affect the motor neurons (the cells in…
Game of Thrones Star Emilia Clarke Is Missing ‘Quite a Bit’ of Her Brain. How Can People Survive and Thrive After Brain Injury?
In a recent interview, “Game of Thrones” star Emilia Clarke spoke about being able to live “completely normally” after two aneurysms—one in 2011 and one in 2013—that caused brain injury. She went on to have two brain surgeries. An aneurysm is a bulge or ballooning in the wall of a blood vessel, often accompanied by…
Weight Loss Favourite May Be Key to Treating Schizophrenia
A diet that involves swapping carbohydrates for fat may be prescribed as therapy for severe mental health conditions, including bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and major depressive disorders. Australian researchers have begun undertaking a new clinical trial examining whether ketogenic or “keto” therapy—which typically provides less than ten percent of the daily energy intake as carbohydrates—may be…
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