Does Intermittent Fasting Lead to Better Brain Aging?
The bottom line on intermittent fasting and brain aging is: The jury is still out. Although a recent review article, published in The New England Journal of Medicine,summarizes the generally positive effects of intermittent fasting on health, findings differ across mice, rat, primate, and human studies. There is little data on the effect of intermittent […]
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From Mice To Wo/Men: A Novel Approach To Treating Alzheimer’s Disease
Hot off the press, researchers at MIT share their characteristic out-of-the-box approach to solving the underlying problem of Alzheimer’s disease. Leave it to the MIT braniacs to design a medical device that may treat Alzheimer’s AND do so by applying a relatively simple, known concept to a very complex puzzle. Researchers at the Picower Institute […]
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Could a Biological Marker for the Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease be in the Eye of the Beholder?
The neurobiological hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease are amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles, both of which are specific neurological changes that occur in the brain at a microscopic level. This is why a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease can be so difficult in a living person: We can’t look at the brain under a microscope to check for […]
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Could Your Dark Brew Be Protecting You Against Alzheimer’s Disease?
As I savor each sip of my dark roast brew, I am delighted by a recently published article about the potentially neuroprotective effects of dark roast coffee.
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Medication for Memory Impairment
I wish I could tell you we had a magic pill to treat memory impairment, but we don’t. Variables known to contribute to healthy brain aging include: diet, exercise, sleep, cognitive stimulation, social stimulation, and decreased stress.
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When It’s “Not Alzheimer’s”
Several weeks ago, Ted Turner, 79-year old billionaire, CNN founder, and philanthropist, announced that he had dementia with Lewy bodies.
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