Alzheimer’s & Dementia
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How to Share a Difficult Diagnosis
The decision to disclose an illness to others is often a complicated one. This guidance can help you share the news your way.
PUMPING IRONY: Dementia, Redefined
The Alzheimer’s Association and its Big Pharma allies are working behind the scenes to promote a plan that could vastly increase dementia diagnoses — and, not coincidentally, the demand for drugs that provide little relief.
PUMPING IRONY: Too Much of a Good Thing?
Recent research suggests that the “good” cholesterol that helps seniors prevent heart attacks and strokes may also raise their risk of developing dementia.
PUMPING IRONY: An Antidote for Alzheimer’s?
Can lifestyle changes free us from the ravages of dementia? Recent research offers a modicum of hope, but few assurances.
PUMPING IRONY: Beware of the Chair?
A new study suggests that seniors who spend too much time sitting around may be more prone to develop dementia — even if they exercise regularly.
How to Keep Your Brain Healthy as You Age
Our brains age just like the rest of our bodies, and just like it’s important to care for our bodies so we can move functionally well for as long as possible, it’s also essential to do everything we can to maintain and support healthy brain function as the years pass by. With the current absence of effective treatment options for most neurological diseases, prevention really is the best treatment for them, and it’s never too early — or too late — to start. Edward Park, PhD, explains what to know about normal and abnormal brain aging, as well as the lifestyle strategies we have control over to support our brain health and help reduce the risk of decline and disease.
PUMPING IRONY: Puzzling Priorities
Medicare is prepared to pay as much as $5 billion a year to cover a new Alzheimer’s drug while ignoring the in-home care needs of seniors with dementia who live alone.
Healthy Aging and the Brain: 5 Ways to Improve Neuroplasticity
The importance of exercising our brains as we age and advice for easy ways to strengthen cognitive functioning.
5 Surprising Factors to Reduce the Risk of Dementia
Eating well, prioritizing sleep, and exercising help to protect against dementia, but there are other several other factors that play an important role as well. Learn more.
Which Health Conditions Are Considered Inflammatory?
Chronic conditions such as autoimmune disorders, Alzheimer’s, and certain types of arthritis indicate some level of inflammation.
PUMPING IRONY: This Is Your Brain on Junk Food
As Big Pharma’s latest Alzheimer’s drug faces renewed skepticism, a new study suggests that avoiding ultraprocessed food may be a more promising approach to maintaining healthy cognitive function as we age.
PUMPING IRONY: Zapped!
Can we cure dementia by zapping our brains with electrical currents? Some enterprising researchers would certainly like us to think so.
10 Rules for Aging Well
Every second of every day, all of us are aging, and yet we often wait to address — or altogether avoid — age-related concerns about our health until we reach a certain point in our years or our capabilities begin to diminish. Frank Lipman, MD, shares 10 essential factors he’s outlined for aging well, emphasizing that it’s never too late — or too early — to start embracing them, and that it’s not as difficult as you might think.
PUMPING IRONY: Is It Time for a New Take on Dementia?
As Big Pharma continues to flail away on the Alzheimer’s front, new research increasingly turns toward identifying lifestyle changes that can lower the risk of falling prey to the disease.
5 Markers For Every Health-Conscious Person to Know
Regularly testing for and tracking these markers can provide invaluable insights to the course of your health journey.
Is Doing Housework Good for Your Brain?
Vacuuming and cleaning windows may help our cognition and attention spans, according to a recent study.
Can Exercise Build Brain “Muscle”?
Yes, according to recent research — and it might also help reduce the neuroinflammation connected with Alzheimer’s.
Coping With Ambiguous Loss
How do we find closure when we’re not even sure the door has closed?
PUMPING IRONY: Typecast
Can certain personality traits protect us from cognitive dysfunction as we grow old? New research holds out some hope, but I have my doubts.
PUMPING IRONY: Unsettled by Snoozing?
Could regular daytime napping be a precursor to dementia — or even a sign that the disease has already taken hold? A new take on what has generally been considered a salutary practice creates some concerns, despite its caveats. I’m going to try not to lose any sleep over it.
PUMPING IRONY: Desperate Measures
Biogen, the maker of the controversial Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm, last week released the long-awaited results of two clinical trials — which promptly raised more questions than they answered.