Category Archives: Brain Function

When it comes to dementia and Alzheimer’s, there is still much unknown about these diseases. One thing is for sure – patient’s with dementia begin to lose their precious memories. As the world’s population continues to age, more and more individuals will be diagnosed with dementia, as it is primarily a disease related to aging. ...click here to read more

Your whole life, you’ve been told you need at least eight hours of sleep to feel refreshed and support your health. But maybe you find that you still feel tired and unenergized regardless of how much or how little sleep you get. What’s going on? You may not know this, but there are different sleep ...click here to read more

Psychological distress increases the risk of late-life dementia. Researchers at the Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen who collaborated with the National Research Centre for the Working Environment, and the Danish Dementia Research Centre, uncovered that distress in midlife increases the risk of suffering from life-altering dementia. The findings indicate that distress is an important ...click here to read more

Frailty is associated with increased dementia risk in the elderly. Research findings suggest frailty should be considered in clinical care and management of Alzheimer’s dementia. Professor Kenneth Rockwood explained, “By reducing an individual’s physiological reserve, frailty could trigger the clinical expression of dementia when it might remain asymptomatic in someone who is not frail. This ...click here to read more

Higher levels of daily movement help improve thinking and memory skills in older adults. As there is a higher risk of memory and thinking problems occurring in older age, daily movements may offer a simple and viable solution to preserving such areas of health. Lead author of the study Dr. Aron S. Buchman explained, “We ...click here to read more

We’re a couple of weeks into 2019, so I have to ask – are you sticking to your new year’s resolution? Many common resolutions involve eating better, working out, or other healthy habits. Regardless of what your resolution may be, if you aren’t sleeping well, you are at a higher risk of not sticking with ...click here to read more

A drinkable “cocktail” of drugs may be the future for Alzheimer’s treatment. This combination of drugs has been found to treat and reverse memory loss in mice. The mice experienced improvements in memory by drinking this cocktail twice daily for a month. The drink combines “designer molecules” that help to block crucial steps in the ...click here to read more

Obesity is associated with an increased risk of low brain volume, according to research findings. The recently published study highlighted that carrying extra weight – particularly around your mid-section – is linked with greater brain shrinkage. The researchers came to their findings by analyzing body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-hip ratio. They found that higher ...click here to read more

Sorry ladies, but the latest research findings on foods to eat to protect your memory was explicitly done on men. That doesn’t mean that you can’t benefit from these health foods anyways, it just means additional research is needed to determine if the same results hold true in women. Researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School ...click here to read more

The latest research findings have uncovered that depression and anxiety are risk factors for heart disease, hypertension, arthritis, headaches, back pain, and upset stomach. The study found that depression and anxiety affect the body in a similar way to smoking and obesity, which can also lead to the aforementioned conditions. Typical annual physical exams touch ...click here to read more

Ever notice that after a night of poor sleep, you’re more irritable – it seems like everything becomes so much more frustrating. Research findings suggest that missing out on a few hours of sleep is enough to turn you into an angry person the next day. Furthermore, your ability to deal with frustrating situations is ...click here to read more

As we age, it’s natural to see some minor decline in our abilities, including in our thinking and memory skills. Anything more than that, though, could be an indicator for the development of dementia in the future. One issue researchers are currently facing is the ambiguity of mild cognitive decline. Some studies have found it ...click here to read more

Previous research has found conflicting results about whether gout increases a person’s risk for developing dementia. For this reason, a group of researchers aimed to clarify these findings by performing a cohort analysis. The researchers used data collected through Medicare claims to identify participants with gout. Of the 1.71 million participants, 111,656 were diagnosed with ...click here to read more

Gout is a common form of arthritis, most often affecting the joints in the hands and feet, caused by a build-up of uric acid crystals, which results in inflammation and pain in these joints. It is believed to affect nearly 3 percent of all adults. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is also thought to affect a ...click here to read more