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Targeted Lifestyle Changes Could Delay Memory Loss

Jun 9, 2020 by

Targeted Lifestyle Changes Could Delay Memory Loss

If you’re looking to delay memory loss, you may want to implement some targeted lifestyle changes. That’s because a new study from King College London in the UK found that changes to diet and exercise may influence brain aging...

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Flickering Light May Help Alzheimer’s

May 5, 2020 by

Flickering Light May Help Alzheimer’s

Scientists from the Georgia Institute of Technology have found that lights flickering at 40 beats per second has a beneficial effect on Alzheimer’s disease. The results were published in The Journal of Neuroscience....

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Measuring Iron in the Brain Detects Dementia Progression

Apr 23, 2020 by

Measuring Iron in the Brain Detects Dementia Progression

UK researchers have discovered that they can detect the progression of dementia in those with Parkinson’s by measuring iron deposits in the brain. The results were published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry....

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Decreasing Brain Inflammation Helps Memory Loss

Apr 21, 2020 by

Decreasing Brain Inflammation Helps Memory Loss

A new study on mice has found that a molecule involved in our brains’ mechanism for resolving inflammation might help ward off memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease. The study’s results were published in the journal GLIA....

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Sleep Apnea Tied to Alzheimer’s-like Changes

Apr 17, 2020 by

Sleep Apnea Tied to Alzheimer’s-like Changes

In a new French study, researchers discovered amyloid plaques—a characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease—in the brains of people who have sleep apnea. The results of the research were published in the journal JAMA Neurology....

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Being bilingual may delay Alzheimer’s

Mar 10, 2020 by

Being bilingual may delay Alzheimer’s

A new study by York University has found evidence that being bilingual may delay the symptoms of dementia. Sadly, once Alzheimer’s develops, it progresses much faster in people who are bilingual because the disease becomes more severe....

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