Nun's Brains – Long term studies are a regular part of medical research
Long term studies are a regular part of medical research. Finding the right subjects can be difficult. Listen how an order of nuns has dramatically assisted Alzheimer’s research.
12-13-09 Use It or Lose It: Dancing Makes You Smarter
Dancing Makes You Smarter – For hundreds of years dance manuals and other writings have lauded the health benefits of dancing, usually as physical exercise. More recently we’ve seen research on further health benefits of dancing, such as stress reduction and increased serotonin level, with its sense of well-being.
Then most recently we’ve heard of another benefit: Frequent dancing apparently makes us smarter.
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Alzheimer's Disease
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alzheimer%27s_Disease
http://healthlibrary.brighamandwomens.org/Library/Encyclopedia/85,P00772
A Brain Disorder Easily Missed
Mr. Ferguson, now 74, thought he would spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair, incontinent and struggling with dementia. Ten doctors were unable to tell him what was wrong, but an Internet search by his daughter found a condition that seemed to match his symptoms: normal pressure hydrocephalus, or N.P.H.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/26/health/26brod.html?ref=health
A Surprising Sign of Dementia
Research published in the journal Neurology, finds that being too thin in later years-especially for those who lose weight rapidly or who had been overweight-may well be an early sign of dementia.
In Early Alzheimer's, When to Give Up the Car Keys
It’s one of a family’s most wrenching decisions, and as Alzheimer’s increasingly is diagnosed in its earliest stages, it can be hard to tell when a loved one is poised to become a danger.
Dietary fish and meat intake and dementia in Latin America, China, and India: a 10/66 Dementia Research Group population-based study
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/rapidpdf/ajcn.2009.27580v1
Large Study Points to the Brain Benefits of Eating Fish
Many studies have suggested that a diet rich in fish is good for the heart. Now there is new evidence that such a diet may ward off dementia as well. One of the largest efforts to document a connection — and the first such study undertaken in the developing world — has found that older adults in Asia and Latin America were less likely to develop dementia if they regularly consumed fish.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/21/health/21fish.html?ref=health
Bypass Brain – How Surgery May Affect Mental Acuity
Bypass Brain – How Surgery May Affect Mental Acuity – Also dubbed “Pump Heads”, people who had bypass heart surgery report changes in their ability to concentrate, emotional instability, short term memory lapses or slowed responses. While warnings are few, what caused the need for the bypass may have also effected the brain.
Dementia Diagnosis May Relieve Patients
Dementia Diagnosis May Relieve Patients – Do you want to know if someday you will develop Alzheimer’s? Washington University researchers wanted to quell physicians concerns over the effect on patients if they divulged their finding. You have to listen to find out the results or read the March 2008 Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
