Category: mind

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4/26/2013 - Alzheimer’s: Gene Could Help to Clear Brain Plaques Responsible for the Disease

by on April 26, 2013 11:48 pm
Mapping out how an Alzheimer’s gene works could lead to new treatments. So far, nearly two dozen genes scattered across four chromosomes have been linked to an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease. But identifying such genetic risk factors doesn’t mean that researchers fully understand how they contribute to cognitive decline and dementia. And that understanding… Read more 4/26/2013 - Alzheimer’s: Gene Could Help to Clear Brain Plaques Responsible for the Disease
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4/23/2103 - Therapy Can Still Help

by on April 23, 2013 5:47 pm
Older adults appear increasingly willing to seek psychological help, even at advanced ages. Therapy no longer carries the same stigma it once did, even among the so-called Greatest Generation, and therapists now discount the idea that people in their 70s and 80s can’t change their thinking. “Usually, they’ve tried other resources like their church, or… Read more 4/23/2103 - Therapy Can Still Help
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4/22/2013 - How Therapy Can Help in the Golden Years

by on April 22, 2013 3:52 pm
“We’ve been seeing more people in their 80s and older over the past five years, many who have never done therapy before,” said Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, a professor of research in the department of psychiatry at Stanford and a Stanford Center on Longevity faculty affiliate. “Usually, they’ve tried other resources like their church, or talked to… Read more 4/22/2013 - How Therapy Can Help in the Golden Years
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4/17/2013 - Hospital Dangers for Patients With Parkinson’s

by on April 18, 2013 3:57 pm
It was supposed to be a short stay. In 2006, Roger Anderson was to undergo surgery to relieve a painfully compressed spinal disk. His wife, Karen, figured the staff at the hospital, in Portland, Ore., would understand how to care for someone with Parkinson’s disease. Read the full article at The New York Times.
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4/15/2013 - Worries Multiplied for Elderly

by on April 16, 2013 7:44 pm
Alzheimer’s disease, high blood pressure and heart disease are the three most common chronic conditions in assisted living facilities: 82 percent of residents have at least one of them, according to a new government study. But what is alarming is how these ailments overlap. Read the full article at The New York Times.
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4/15/2013 - For the Elderly, Diseases That Overlap

by on April 16, 2013 4:30 pm
Alzheimer’s disease, high blood pressure and heart disease are the three most common chronic conditions in assisted living facilities: 82 percent of residents have at least one of them, according to a new government study. But what is alarming is how these ailments overlap. Read the full article at The New York Times.
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4/15/2013 - How Exercise And Other Activities Beat Back Dementia

by on April 15, 2013 4:14 pm
The numbers are pretty grim: More than half of all 85-year-olds suffer some form of dementia. But here’s the good news: Brain researchers say there are ways to boost brain power and stave off problems in memory and thinking. Read/listen to the full story at National Public Radio (NPR).
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4/15/2013 - Inside The Brains Of People Over 80 With Exceptional Memory

by on April 15, 2013 4:11 pm
Most research on memory loss in the elderly focuses on dementia, Alzheimer’s disease or other brain diseases. But neuroscientist Emily Rogalski from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine knew there is great variation in how good memory is in older people. Most have memory loss to varying degrees, but some have strong memories, even well… Read more 4/15/2013 - Inside The Brains Of People Over 80 With Exceptional Memory

4/12/2013 - Video: Happiness Experts Provide Advice on Living to 100

by on April 12, 2013 6:46 pm
U.S. News’s e-book, How to Live to 100, contains money, health and happiness keys to more enriching and, possibly, longer lives. Three of the book’s experts, including Laura Carstensen, a professor of psychology and director of the Stanford Center on Longevity recently got together and spoke about happiness. Read the full article at U.S. News and… Read more 4/12/2013 - Video: Happiness Experts Provide Advice on Living to 100
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4/11/2013 - Stress And Aging: 5 Ways Chronic Stress Can Affect The Aging Process

by on April 11, 2013 5:20 pm
Chronic stress has been shown to have a number of negative health impacts, from insomnia to weight gain to an increased risk for heart disease — not to mention impairing the immune and digestive systems as well as the central nervous system. And when it comes to aging, we’ve all heard that worrying will give… Read more 4/11/2013 - Stress And Aging: 5 Ways Chronic Stress Can Affect The Aging Process