Category: mind
9/28/2015 - Hearing Loss Costs Far More Than Ability to Hear
by admin on September 28, 2015 4:29 pm
Hearing loss is one of the most common conditions affecting adults, and the most common among older adults. An estimated 30 million to 48 million Americans have hearing loss that significantly diminishes the quality of their lives — academically, professionally and medically as well as socially. Read the full article at The New York Times.
9/22/2015 - Researchers Identify Possible Physiological Cause of Brain Deficits with Aging
by admin on September 22, 2015 4:20 pm
Like scratchy-sounding old radio dials that interfere with reception, circuits in the brain that grow noisier over time may be responsible for ways in which we slow mentally as we grow old, according to the results of new studies from UC San Francisco on young and older adults. Read the full article at UCSF News.
9/22/2015 - Is Decision Making Impaired With Aging?
by admin on September 22, 2015 4:19 pm
Age-related changes in decision making is a topic that is increasingly becoming an important consideration as we embrace working past traditional retirement age. Evidence suggests that as we grow older there are cognitive and affective changes in the way we process information. All decisions whether small or large can be disadvantaged or enhanced dependent upon… Read more 9/22/2015 - Is Decision Making Impaired With Aging?
9/21/2015 - Exercise May Help Keep an Aging Mind Agile
by admin on September 21, 2015 8:51 pm
Regular exercise may help seniors’ minds stay as agile as their bodies, a new study finds. Read the full article at U.S. News and World Report.
9/21/2015 - Stanford longevity design winner brings dementia place setting into production
by admin on September 21, 2015 2:17 pm
Helping people live not just longer but better lives is the goal of Stanford’s Center on Longevity, and last year it held a Design Challenge to scope out great ideas for doing so. The winner of that competition is no longer just a design; Eatwell is moving into production. Read the full article at Scope.
9/19/2015 - As Alzheimer's Symptoms Worsen, Hard Conversations About How To Die
by admin on September 18, 2015 8:39 pm
In this installment of NPR’s series Inside Alzheimer’s, Greg O’Brien is interviewed about his decision to forgo treatment for another life-threatening illness. A longtime journalist in Cape Cod, Mass., O’Brien was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease in 2009. Read the full article at National Public Radio (NPR).
9/16/2015 - The Rituals of Modern Death
by admin on September 16, 2015 5:55 pm
These days only about one in five people dies at home. Most die in hospitals or nursing homes. A unique and telling set of rituals has grown to be associated with death and dying in the hospital. Read the full article at The New York Times.
9/14/2015 - New Evidence Resveratrol May Slow Alzheimer’s
by admin on September 14, 2015 6:57 pm
Nothing can stop the brain’s slow decline in Alzheimer’s disease, but the latest study hints that something in red wine may slow it down. Read the full article at Time.
9/9/2015 - Treatment From Brain Tissue May Have Spread Alzheimer's Protein
by admin on September 9, 2015 6:20 pm
It may be possible to transmit Alzheimer’s disease from one person to another, according to a study published Wednesday in Nature. But this would occur only in highly unusual circumstances involving direct exposure to brain tissue, scientists say. Read the full article at National Public Radio (NPR).
9/9/2015 - First Evidence that Alzheimer’s Proteins May Have Passed from Person to Person
by admin on September 9, 2015 6:17 pm
Alzheimer’s isn’t contagious in the same way that colds are, but its hallmark proteins may be passed between people under certain circumstances In a breakthrough experiment described Wednesday in the journal Nature, researchers in London report for the first time evidence that patients may have acquired the Alzheimer’s protein, amyloid, from a medical treatment. Read… Read more 9/9/2015 - First Evidence that Alzheimer’s Proteins May Have Passed from Person to Person
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