Category Archives: Alzheimers

Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitive Decline

A response to The New York Times article, “Years Later, No Magic Bullet Against Alzheimer’s Disease”, dated Aug 28, 2010 based on the NIH Report “Preventing Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive decline” from Dr. Peter Magaro. In late spring 2010, the National Institute for Health (NIH) produced a review of research on Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and [...]

World Alzheimer’s Day is this Tuesday!

This Tuesday, September 21, is World Alzheimer’s Day – a day dedicated to raising global awareness about a disease which affects an estimated 5.3 million people here in the United States. The number of Alzheimer’s cases continues to grow at an increasing rate, escalating the need for more information, support, and research than ever before. [...]

Seniors Should Maintain an Active Lifestyle

My colleague Dr. Jeffery Cummings gave a very informative interview to the Las Vegas Review-Journal last week (entitled Alzheimer’s studies urge active retirement). In the article, Dr. Cummings highlights the growing body of research that leading an active life, especially after retirement, appears to be one of the most important things one can do in [...]

Is Your State Ready for the “Silver Tsunami”?

This week the Alzheimer’s Association reminded us that as the baby boomer population continues to grow in the United States, so will the number of Alzheimer’s cases. They are referring to this phenomenon as the “Silver Tsunami”. Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in America. At any given time this disease affects [...]

7 Ways to Improve Your Level of Happiness

In the most unsophisticated terms, happiness is truly a state of mind. Our level of happiness influences our everyday thoughts and actions. If we feel happy we see the world through a different lens than the lens of those that have a gloomy outlook on life. This week I outline seven easy things you can [...]

Memory Screening: The Latest Debate

Sandra, a fit 65-year-old woman, believes in the benefits of proactive health care. She exercises regularly and never misses an annual physical. So when she sees a flier for a free memory screening event at her local Kmart, she thinks it’s a great opportunity to check on her brain health too. Sandra’s reasoning would seem [...]

2 New Genes Associated with Alzheimer’s Discovered

Last week we talked about diet and Alzheimer’s, which led to questions from some of you about the genetic factors associated with Alzheimer’s. Recently scientists have identified two new genes they believe are linked to Alzheimer’s disease. In a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association by Dr. Sudha Seshadri (an [...]

The Journey Towards Alzheimer’s Prevention

On April 26-28, 2010, the National Institute for Health, hosted a conference entitled “State-of-the-Science Conference, Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitive Decline“. It was open to both professionals and the public. The goal of the independent panel of health professionals and public officials at the meeting was to assess whether previous research on purported risk or [...]

Hypertension and Cognitive Decline

Can Reducing Hypertension Also Reduce the Risk of cognitive decline? The ill effects of hypertension (high blood pressure) have been well documented by the medical community. If you suffer from high blood pressure, there is a good chance you might also suffer from: Pulsating headaches Retinopathy or related eye damage and vision impairments Nausea and [...]

Is Your Brain Tangled?

Have you ever been curious why some people are able to keep their memory sharp without much effort, where the rest of us have to do all we can to ensure that we keep our cognitive abilities from declining? A new study presented by Changiz Geula, PhD, (principal investigator of the Northwestern University Super Aging [...]