Category: mind

1/28/2014 - Possible Link Between DDT Pesticide Exposure And Alzheimer's Disease

A new study out in JAMA Neurology suggests that higher levels of the pesticide DDT might be linked to increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease. The keyword here is might, however, since the study was quite small and the connection not clear-cut. Still, there’s certainly a possibility that the long-banned compound could contribute to the development of Alzheimer’s in people… Read more 1/28/2014 - Possible Link Between DDT Pesticide Exposure And Alzheimer's Disease

1/28/2014 - An Aging Brain Is Still Pretty Smart

New research says older people are slow on memory tests because they have more mental data to search for the answer. Read the full article at National Geographic.

1/27/2014 - The Older Mind May Just Be a Fuller Mind

Since educated older people generally know more words than younger people, simply by virtue of having been around longer, the experiment simulates what an older brain has to do to retrieve a word. And when the researchers incorporated that difference into the models, the aging “deficits” largely disappeared. Now comes a new kind of challenge… Read more 1/27/2014 - The Older Mind May Just Be a Fuller Mind

1/23/2014 - Students Devise Products for Adults With Dementia

Finalists in the Stanford Center on Longevity’s Design Challenge aim to help people with cognitive impairment remain independent longer. Read the full article at Forbes.

1/22/2014 - Omega-3 Fatty Acids In Fish Might Protect The Aging Brain

Adding to our diets more of the omega-3 fatty acids in fish (or fish oil supplements) has been controversial  in recent years, but a new study adds some interesting neurological evidence to their effectiveness. Read the full article at Forbes.

1/20/2014 - Enjoying life makes older people more capable, study says

People who enjoy life maintain their ability to take care of themselves, and they walk faster than those who rate their lives as less enjoyable, scientists reported Monday. Read the full article at Los Angeles Times.

1/9/2014 - A Lesser-Known Dementia That Steals Personality

Frontotemporal dementia, unlike Alzheimer’s, often hits people in the prime of their lives, and can make them act like a completely different person. Read the full article at The Atlantic.

1/5/2014 - Bringing Dementia Patients to Life

Naturally, being diagnosed with dementia represents an important change in life, but it is certainly not a death sentence. Some patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease will live another 15 and even 20 more years, though others will progress more quickly. Nor does it represent the end of all that is good in life. Theresa Klein… Read more 1/5/2014 - Bringing Dementia Patients to Life

1/3/2014 - Your Aging Brain Will Be in Better Shape If You've Taken Music Lessons

Studies are showing that learning to play an instrument can bring significant improvements in your brain. Read the full article at National Geographic.

12/31/2013 - Vitamin E Slows Decline of Some Alzheimer’s Patients in Study

Vitamin E supplements, in doses higher than those normally available on store shelves, may help slow decline in people with Alzheimer’s, a new study suggests. Read the full article at The New York Times.