Information and useful news about different pathologies, illnesses, and disorders that affect seniors: Cognitive deterioration, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, dementia, loss of mobility, etc. Different professionals show us the latest news, and advancements, and help us understand the senior health.
Dementia is a progressive decline of mental abilities, including memory loss, personality changes, difficulty processing thoughts and speech and language problems. When 2 or more […]
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Parkinson’s Causes. Neurotransmitters like dopamine are the body’s chemical messengers. They send signals between neurons (i.e. nerve cells) to assist with nearly all physical and […]
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Parkinson’s is a common neurodegenerative disease that affects millions of people worldwide. If someone in your family suffers from Parkinson’s disease, you may have wondered: […]
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Parkinson’s disease, which is a disorder of the nervous system that affects movement, is a common neuromuscular disease. But did you know it is possible […]
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Forgetfulness is a normal part of the ageing process. We all experience it to some degree or another and, thankfully, it’s usually nothing to worry […]
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Almost everyone has heard of Alzheimer’s disease. Even when an individual has no direct, personal connection to this neurodegenerative condition, they are aware of its […]
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A common myth is that one can only have Parkinson’s disease if they are elderly. However, this neurodegenerative disease is not entirely elusive to youth. […]
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Exercise is a healthy component in the management of any medical condition—Parkinson’s disease included! Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder of the central nervous system […]
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Have you heard of Lewy body dementia? Probably not. I was unaware of this neurological disorder myself until a doctor said those life-changing words to […]
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The functions of dopamine are too many to count. Dopamine is an extremely famous neurotransmitter working in your brain. Whenever you want to learn anything […]
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Parkinson’s disease dementia. Both are words that, when alone, provoke a sense of dismay. Together, they can be catastrophic without a capable medical team and […]
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What is Parkinson’s disease? What are the different stages of Parkinson’s? What are some tips to deal with Parkinson’s disease stages?
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Parkinson’s Treatment. The name usually evokes images of tremoring hands, countless medical appointments, or the doom and gloom fate of disease progression. Despite these negative […]
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Every year 50,000 people will be newly diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. Unfortunately, for many of these people, this diagnosis will come as a complete surprise. […]
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What is senescence? How does it affect the cells in organisms? How does it affect health? Should humans accept senescence as a natural form of […]
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Have you ever been so tired that you just didn’t want to do anything? Even things you usually enjoy doing? Have you ever lost the […]
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Ever wonder how physical symptoms of diseases such as Parkinson Disease, multiple sclerosis, stroke, head injury, spinal cord injury, peripheral neuropathy, vestibular dysfunction, brain and spinal […]
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Our bodies rush with adrenaline and we get into fight-or-flight mode, which is the activation of our sympathetic nervous system. But what is it? How […]
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Neurodegenerative diseases- What are they? Neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by damage to the nervous system, causing cognitive decline and changes in brain functions and how the […]
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Most seniors do not consider working past retirement age because retirement is your time to relax and enjoy life at an easy-going pace. While the […]
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We may not look back on our foreign language classes at school with much fondness.However, after reading about the following benefits of learning foreign languages, […]
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Types of exercise. Cue the groans! This blog post is all about the benefits of different types of exercise. Yes! You read that correctly! Although […]
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If you want to improve your short-term memory, look no further for some ways to help you out. Your short-term memory is what allows you […]
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We often hear about how people can’t seem to fall asleep, thus leading to people pulling all-nighters. In reality most are trying to go to […]
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Nothing but heart eyes galore anytime we see an owner with a dog on a street. We see those sad commercials with animals who are […]
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Early onset dementia. Imagine you are at your friend’s 50th birthday gathering and you forget everyone’s name, how you got there and where you are? […]
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Phantosmia is when one senses a strong odor that isn’t there and is also referred to as an olfactory hallucination. Phantosmia can be brought on […]
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The term dementia is familiar to everyone, however, what is Vascular Dementia? Throughout this article will explain what is this type of dementia, its causes, […]
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Hippocampus. Have you ever gone blank and forgotten what you were going to say? Our brain is full of important data and information that we […]
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What is art therapy? How can is something like art become a tool to help you through depression, anxiety, and even dyslexia? Find out everything […]
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“Without music, life would be a mistake”. Friedrich Nietzche may have been skeptical about a lot of things, but the power of music was not […]
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Do you not understand why you have to continuously repeat the same thing to your family member with dementia? Does it bother you that they […]
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For Alzheimer’s disease we have many theories on causes and different prevention techniques and lifestyle tips that might help us delay the onset of the […]
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Alzheimer’s is a devastating disease that affects millions of people worldwide. There has been a lot of research done on ways to find the cause, […]
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Dementia Home Care: What You Need To Know So what do you do if one of your loved ones has been diagnosed with dementia or […]
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In the past few years researchers and scientists worldwide have been looking into Alzheimer’s disease more and more, in order to not only find the […]
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When one thinks of Alzheimer’s disease, many can indicate symptoms and factors that are present in the highly developed dementia or in the late stages […]
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A thesis defended by Maria Luisa Sanchez at the Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (in Spain) shows that music therapy improves the quality of […]
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Parkinson’s disease is a neurological deterioration that affects motor skills, but this illness doesn’t stop there. It also causes huge emotional changes that loved ones […]
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Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disease that slowly damages the cognitive skills of the person suffering. With time, the disease incapacitates the patient to the […]
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Specialists at the Oxford Parkinson’s Disease Centre have created a new way to detect Parkinson’s disease that is available to almost everyone. The symptoms of […]
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When one of our family members starts to have memory peoples, we ask ourselves if perhaps they’re showing symptoms of Alzheimer’s. We should really only […]
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Brain changes due to poor sleep increases stroke and dementia risks in seniors Sleep disturbance in elderly persons is associated with brain changes such as […]
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New hope for Alzheimer’s treatment:blocking brain inflammation can help prevent progression of the disease A University of Southampton-led study has found that stopping a receptor […]
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National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month – 5 Facts You Need to Know People with Alzheimer’s disease experience devastatingphysical and emotional challenges, as the abilities to remember, […]
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Solving the Brain Fitness Puzzle Is the Key to Self-Empowered Aging | SharpBrains Kelly, age 75, has been retired for a while. She stopped exercising […]
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In today’s society, brain fitness is becoming more and more popular. Brain games are important for everyone of all ages, especially for senior citizens. Why? […]
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Brain stimulation helps with stroke Stroke is the No. 4 cause of death and a leading cause of disability in the United States, according to […]
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A new study, published online on January 9th 2014 in the journal NeuroImage, suggests that older adults with impaired hearing may have a faster rate […]
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A few brain training sessions may help seniors stay sharp for a decade. Older adults who trained with brief courses of brain exercises showed improvements […]
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Sleep and memory in the aging brain. New findings reveal a connection between sleep and memory, and shed light on why forgetfulness is common in […]
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A good mood may boost seniors’ brain power. When older people’s mood improves, so does their brain power, new research suggests. Being in a good […]
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Hearing loss accelerates brain function decline in older adults. Older adults with hearing loss are more likely to develop problems thinking and remembering than older […]
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Menopausal brain fog really does exist. Roughly two-thirds of women complain of forgetfulness or “brain fog” during menopause. Now two new studies add to the […]
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Mouse study looks at why it’s harder for aging brain to make new memories. New research suggests that just as cluttered and fragmented files in […]
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Even older patients can improve following intensive brain training for aphasia. Older adults who have suffered from aphasia for a long time can nevertheless improve […]
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Researchers zeros in on cognitive difficulties associated with menopause. The memory problems that many women experience in their 40s and 50s as they approach and […]
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Brain changes may make older people more prone to scams. When faces in the photos were trustworthy or neutral, the older adults’ responses were very […]
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In a study of older adults, physical activity led to 5% more gray matter.
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Women with Alzheimer’s deteriorate faster than men. Women with Alzheimer’s show worse mental deterioration than men with the disease, even when at the same stage […]
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