Category: mind
3/20/2014 - Designing a better way to cope with Alzheimer’s
by admin on March 20, 2014 10:06 pm
Stanford University’s Center on Longevity — whose mission is to “redesign long life” — launched a design challenge last fall. Partnering with Aging 2.0, they invited students around the world to submit ideas for new products that can maximize independence for those with cognitive impairment. “Students are often exposed to new ideas that aren’t contaminated… Read more 3/20/2014 - Designing a better way to cope with Alzheimer’s
3/19/2014 - Protein May Hold the Key to Who Gets Alzheimer’s
by admin on March 19, 2014 10:01 pm
3/19/2014 - Fetal brain protein reactivates in old age, may fight dementia
by admin on March 19, 2014 4:47 pm
Scientists have discovered that a gene-regulating protein that guards the developing brain of a fetus reactivates in old age and may protect against dementia, a finding that could open a new path in Alzheimer’s research. Read the full article at The Washington Post.
3/19/2014 - One Sure Way To Tell If Your Aging Parent Shouldn't Be Driving
by admin on March 19, 2014 4:38 pm
The struggle to get an aging parent to give up driving can be very difficult for family members, particularly when the aging person thinks he or she is perfectly fine. Loss of independence is a very threatening thing for most people. An aging parent who is determined to keep driving, despite warning signs that it’s… Read more 3/19/2014 - One Sure Way To Tell If Your Aging Parent Shouldn't Be Driving
3/19/2014 - Harvard team discovers protein that appears to protect aging brain against Alzheimer’s
by admin on March 19, 2014 4:32 pm
Harvard researchers have found evidence that Alzheimer’s disease, long known for the toxic clumps and tangles that build up in the brain, may also be caused by the failure of a natural system that protects brain cells. Read the full article at Boston Globe.
3/17/2014 - Behavior therapies better than antipsychotics for dementia patients, nurses say
by admin on March 17, 2014 5:39 pm
More than 20 percent of American nursing home residents with Alzheimer’s-related illness are on antipsychotic medications, despite the fact that this is an off-label use for the drugs and that dementia patients who take them are more likely to be hospitalized or to die. Medicaid spends more on this class of drugs than any other… Read more 3/17/2014 - Behavior therapies better than antipsychotics for dementia patients, nurses say
3/12/2014 - The Science of Older and Wiser
by admin on March 12, 2014 7:57 pm
Since ancient times, the elusive concept of wisdom has figured prominently in philosophical and religious texts. The question remains compelling: What is wisdom, and how does it play out in individual lives? Most psychologists agree that if you define wisdom as maintaining positive well-being and kindness in the face of challenges, it is one of… Read more 3/12/2014 - The Science of Older and Wiser
3/10/2014 - Do Brain Workouts Work? Science Isn’t Sure
by admin on March 10, 2014 5:26 pm
For centuries, scientists believed that most brain development occurred in the first few years of life — that by adulthood the brain was largely immutable. But over the past two decades, studies on animals and humans have found that the brain continues to form new neural connections throughout life. But questions remain whether an intervention… Read more 3/10/2014 - Do Brain Workouts Work? Science Isn’t Sure
3/9/2014 - Alzheimer's Blood Test Raises Ethical Questions
by admin on March 9, 2014 5:38 pm
An experimental blood test can identify people in their 70s who are likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease within two or three years. The test is accurate more than 90 percent of the time, scientists reported Sunday in Nature Medicine. But because there is still no way to halt Alzheimer’s, Federoff says, people considering the test… Read more 3/9/2014 - Alzheimer's Blood Test Raises Ethical Questions
3/9/2014 - Biomarkers could predict Alzheimer's before it starts
by admin on March 9, 2014 5:36 pm
A simple blood test has the potential to predict whether a healthy person will develop symptoms of dementia within two or three years. If larger studies uphold the results, the test could fill a major gap in strategies to combat brain degeneration, which is thought to show symptoms only at a stage when it too… Read more 3/9/2014 - Biomarkers could predict Alzheimer's before it starts
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