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Prior Adult Day Care Experience Protects Against Accelerated Cognitive Decline Normally Experienced By Alzheimer's Patients In Nursing Homes According to a study published in the June issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry, prior experience in an adult day setting may lessen the association of nursing home placement with the cognitive decline shown by Alzheimer's patients after such placeme... Continue reading Prior Adult Day Care Experience Protects Against Accelerated Cognitive Decline Normally Experienced By Alzheimer's Patients In Nursing Homes
New Vaccine Battles Proteins Linked to Alzheimer's Disease Scientists have successfully used a vaccine to suppress strings of the pathological form of tau protein thought to form "tangles" in the brain, leading to Alzheimer's disease. The vaccine encourages the immune system to battle these tangles by introducing f... Continue reading New Vaccine Battles Proteins Linked to Alzheimer's Disease
Caregiver Stress Hastens Aging At Chromosome-Level The catchphrase "stress kills" is no longer just lip service. Stress impacts human beings on a core molecular level that may shorten lives up to eight years, reveals research by Ohio State University's Ronald Glaser and Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser. It comes d... Continue reading Caregiver Stress Hastens Aging At Chromosome-Level
Waist Measurement Linked to Alzheimer's A spare tire in your forties can lead to a loose screw in your seventies, shows a new study. A new study of 6,583 people age 40 to 45 has found that those with the largest waist circumferences were almost three times as likely to develop dementia 36 years later. Continue reading Waist Measurement Linked to Alzheimer's
History of Depression Increases Alzheimer's Risk Individuals who have suffered depression are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease later in life than those who have not, according to a study published in the current edition of Neurology. Continue reading History of Depression Increases Alzheimer's Risk
Meditation Slows HIV Meditation is used to improve a number of health problems including anxiety, depression and pain. Now, new research shows it may even aid in the battle against the progression of HIV. Continue reading Meditation Slows HIV |
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