Category: mind

5/25/2015 - Peeking Into Healthy Brains to See If Alzheimer's Is Brewing

Sticky plaque gets the most attention, but now healthy seniors at risk of Alzheimer’s are letting scientists peek into their brains to see if another culprit is lurking. Read the full article at ABC News.

5/25/2015 - Diabetes May Be a Risk Factor for Developing Alzheimer’s, Studies Find

Two recent studies show blood-sugar levels can affect the brain—-adding new evidence that diabetes might be a significant risk factor for developing Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Read the full article at The Wall Street Journal.

5/19/2015 - Studies Confirm Brain Plaque Can Help Predict Alzheimer’s

The largest analysis to date of amyloid plaques in people’s brains confirms that the presence of the substance can help predict who will develop Alzheimer’s and determine who has the disease. Read the full article at The New York Times.

5/18/2015 - Is It Ordinary Memory Loss, or Alzheimer’s Disease?

Fears about memory issues, commonplace among those of us who often misplace our cellphones and mix up the names of our children, are likely to skyrocket as baby boomers move into their 70s, 80s and beyond. Many may be unwilling to wait to have their memories tested until symptoms develop that could herald encroaching dementia… Read more 5/18/2015 - Is It Ordinary Memory Loss, or Alzheimer’s Disease?

5/14/2015 - The Last Day of Her Life

When Sandy Bem found out she had Alzheimer’s, she resolved that before the disease stole her mind, she would kill herself. The question was, when? Read the full article at The New York Times.

5/13/2015 - Depression may double stroke risk in older adults

Chronic depression may more than double the risk of stroke for older adults, and the danger remains high even when mental health improves, a large U.S. study suggests. Read the full article at Reuters.

5/11/2015 - For an Aging Brain, Looking for Ways to Keep Memory Sharp

With people worldwide living longer, marketers are seizing on every opportunity to sell remedies and devices that they claim can enhance memory and other cognitive functions and perhaps stave off dementia as people age. Unfortunately, few such potions and gizmos have been proven to have a meaningful, sustainable benefit beyond lining the pockets of their… Read more 5/11/2015 - For an Aging Brain, Looking for Ways to Keep Memory Sharp

5/4/2015 - As We Age, Keys to Remembering Where the Keys Are

“I recently told my 70s-something walking group that I wanted to write about “retrieval disorder,” our shared problem with remembering names and dates, what we had just read and where, even what we had for dinner last night. Or, in my case, the subject of the column I wrote the day before.” Read the full… Read more 5/4/2015 - As We Age, Keys to Remembering Where the Keys Are

5/4/2015 - Talking about “mouseheimers,” and a call for new neuroscience technologies

Michael Greicius, MD, MPH, professor of neurology and neurological sciences at Stanford, and a Center on Longevity faculty affiliate, researches Alzheimer’s and has a bone to pick with media hype about Alzheimer’s research conducted in mice. What the mice have shouldn’t be considered the same condition, he says, so he’s termed it “mouseheimer’s.” Read the… Read more 5/4/2015 - Talking about “mouseheimers,” and a call for new neuroscience technologies

4/29/2015 - A Vision of a Future Free of Alzheimer’s

It is the year 2025 and it seems like a miracle reminiscent of John F. Kennedy’s moonshot. A multi-modality cure for Alzheimer’s disease was recently discovered, fast-tracked and approved by the FDA. Not just a prevention (although that came first, back in 2020), but breakthroughs in science and technology have actually caused a reversal of… Read more 4/29/2015 - A Vision of a Future Free of Alzheimer’s