Category: Alzheimer’s disease

Latin Dancing May Boost Brain Health, Study Finds

If you like to dance, here’s some great news: It may help your brain. A new study suggests that Latin dance classes may be more than a great workout and social outlet: They could help your brain. The research indicates that learning the intricate steps of salsa, samba, and merengue may also improve memory. The…


Scientists Find Anxiety Drugs Could Worsen Cognitive Abilities

Long-term use of anxiety drugs may put undue pressure on the brain and lead to an increase in risk for cognitive decline, memory loss, and dementia, according to an international study that sheds light on the mechanisms by which the drugs affect the brain. Using a genetic model developed in their laboratory, the health researchers…


At the First Sign of Dementia, Do This

What day of the week is it? What is the password of your bank account? If you are often forgetful, and your memory is getting worse, beware of dementia. However, research has proven that the right approach can improve dementia and make the mind work better. The Most Commonly Recognized Early Sign of Dementia An…


Following a Mediterranean Diet Could Reduce Alzheimer’s and Diabetes by up to 50 Percent

Did you know that the chances of developing cognitive dysfunction and Alzheimer’s increases when an individual’s insulin levels decline? The similarities between diabetes and Alzheimer’s are so great that many researchers have been referring to Alzheimer’s as diabetes type 3. A recent study found that type 1 diabetics were 83% more likely to develop dementia…


What Does Sugar Do to Your Brain?

The overconsumption of this is increasingly being linked to brain-related health issues such as depression, learning disorders, memory problems and overeating. While all cells in your body can use glucose for energy, when you burn fat as your primary fuel your liver produces ketones that burn far “cleaner” in that they generate fewer reactive oxygen…


How Side-Sleeping May Protect Against Alzheimer’s

The position you choose to sleep in has an impact on how efficiently your brain can clear toxins and waste products. These lifestyle choices also improve the effectiveness of the system. STORY AT-A-GLANCE The glymphatic system in your brain targets the removal of misfolded proteins that are the hallmark of neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS,…


FDA Advisory Panel Rejects Acadia’s Antipsychotic for Alzheimer’s

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted against the approval of Acadia Pharmaceutical’s drug for hallucinations and delusions associated with Alzheimer’s disease psychosis on Friday. The advisory voted 3 to 9 with no abstention after eight hours of discussion. The panel concluded that the studies were not enough to support the efficacy of…


A Single Brain Scan to Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease

An algorithm is now able to diagnose Alzheimer’s from a single brain scan, the modeling can even diagnose individuals at an early stage of the disease, normally a difficult task, according to a UK study. “Currently no other simple and widely available methods can predict Alzheimer’s disease with this level of accuracy, so our research…


Avoiding the Toxic Effects of Aluminum

The human body is an electrochemical miracle. While we often think of it as a fleshy machine of sorts, it can be more likened to a constantly changing collection of chemicals and electrical signals that’s continuously rebuilding itself and responding to your mental state, food, air intake, physical activity, and environment. This biochemical landscape of…


2 Types of Super Brain Foods to Defeat Dementia and Alzheimer’s

In a Ted Talk, Neal Barnard, M.D., president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, spoke about his father, who had passed away from Alzheimer’s disease. His father became ill a few years before he passed. The first symptom was memory loss, and as time went by, his memory became increasingly worse. In the end,…