| What Are The 13 Factors That Shape Brain Health? |
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| The American Heart Association (AHA) have outlined a list of factors that primary care clinicians should take into consideration when looking after their patients’ brain health.
The guidelines now name 13 crucial factors that affect the maintenance of cognitive abilities
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| Cognito Looks to Light, Sound for Potential Alzheimer's Treatment |
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| In a sea of failed Alzheimer’s treatments, a digital health startup is hoping to find answers in a noninvasive treatment using light and sound. |
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| Alzheimer's: Mouse Study May Have Uncovered Drug That Can Prevent The Disease |
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| Although around one in 14 people over 65 have Alzheimer’s disease, there’s still no cure, and no way to prevent the disease from progressing. But a recent study may bring us one step closer to preventing Alzheimer’s. The trial, which was conducted on animals, has found a specific molecule can prevent the buildup of a toxic protein known to cause Alzheimer’s in the brain. |
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| Dementia: A Disease of the Elderly? |
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| People think of Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia as diseases of the elderly. While the incidence of dementia does increase with age, the seeds of dementia can be sown long before that ... |
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| Neuroscientists explain six ways to ‘reboot your brain’ after a hard year of COVID-19 |
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There’s no doubt that 2020 was difficult for everyone and tragic for many. But now vaccines against COVID-19 are finally being administered – giving a much needed hope of a return to normality and a happy 2021.
However, months of anxiety, grief and loneliness can easily create a spiral of negativity that is hard to break out of. That’s because chronic stress changes the brain.
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| Is the Mediterranean Diet Plan as Good as Everyone Says? |
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| The Mediterranean diet plan has been lauded for years as one of the healthiest ways to eat in the world. Consisting mostly of fruit and vegetables, fish, whole grains and plenty of olive oil, the diet consists of much less red meats and processed foods than other western diets. But why is the Mediterranean diet so popular, and how do we incorporate more of it into our daily lives? |
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Stopping Alzheimer's Disease
Earlier in It's Tracks |
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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) worsens over time. It is a progressive disease, where dementia symptoms gradually worsen over a number of years. In its early stages, memory loss is mild, but with late-stage Alzheimer’s, individuals lose the ability to carry on a conversation and respond to their environment. Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States ...
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MIND Diet: Here’s how it can help to improve your brain and overall health
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| MIND diet is a combination of two popular diet routines. It includes nutritional foods which are good for cognitive decline, Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease. |
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| Living With Diabetes During COVID-19: How DO YOU Protect Yourself? |
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| While the COVID-19 pandemic has altered our days and lives in unexpected ways, for some among us, the threat from the illness could be bigger and more severe. Older adults and people of any age who have serious underlying medical conditions may be at higher risk for more serious complications from COVID-19. |
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