Category Archives: memory loss

Diabetes and Memory Loss

October 30, 2009 – 2:55 pm

Diabetes slows down memory loss in people with Alzheimer’s disease! Researchers conducted a 4-year study on 608 subjects with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease, out of which 63 people also had diabetes. Their memory and thinking skills were tested regularly. Those with diabetes turned out to have a slower rate of memory decline than those [...]

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Depression and Your Memory

October 12, 2009 – 7:44 pm

Common mental conditions like depression affect our cognitive abilities, most notably working memory and attention, and can contribute to the difficulty of coping and being effective in our every day jobs and life. Depressed individuals must engage more brainpower to achieve the same results as someone without depression. This places heavy demands on the brain’s [...]

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A Warning Sign of Something Worse?

September 28, 2009 – 4:13 pm

Scientific American posted an interesting article that proposed to put a predictive time line on the development of Alzheimer’s disease. Read about it here.
Whether it’s decision making, judgment, basic math, memory loss  or other brain function, it is increasingly important to stimulate all these cognitive capabilities on a regular basis. One is rarely used in [...]

By Dr. Michel Noir | Also posted in Alzheimers, Brain Decline, Seniors, mild cognitive impairment | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

World Alzheimer’s Day is Today, Sep 21

September 21, 2009 – 1:17 pm

Today – World Alzheimer’s Day, September 21, is a day when the Alzheimer’s Association and other organizations around the globe unite  efforts to raise awareness about the disease and its impact on our families, communities and nations. World Alzheimer’s Day was first launched on September 21, 1994 by ADI.  The fact that 35M people today [...]

By Laura Fay | Also posted in Alzheimers, Brain Fitness Websites, Brain health, Cognitive Impairment, Health & Wellness, dementia | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

New Memory Training Study Launched

August 2, 2009 – 9:36 pm

A new controlled study using HAPPYneuron exercises has been launched at the prestigious University of Zurich, Institute of Psychology, Switzerland under the supervision of Dr. Anne Echen. The goal of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of episodic memory training consisting of personalized adaptive computer exercises. 40 subjects between the ages of 60 [...]

By Dr. Bernard Croisile | Also posted in Brain Research, Brain Training Science, Brain exercises, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Training, Seniors | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

Keep Your Coffee Habit….

July 9, 2009 – 4:05 pm

Not just one, but two recent studies have shown that increases in caffeine caused significant decreases in abnormal levels of proteins  linked to Alzheimer’s Disease. The scientists believe that the discoveries could lead to caffeine being a treatment in the future as well as defensive strategy to the disease.  Pour another cup of coffee and [...]

By Dr. Michel Noir | Also posted in Alzheimers, Memory, Seniors | Tagged , , , | Comments (1)

10 Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease

May 30, 2009 – 5:43 pm

The Alzheimer’s Association recently published an article on the 10 signs of Alzheimer’s disease. The first sign is occasional memory loss, like not being able to remember important dates or events, further signs are difficulties in planning or solving problems, completing everyday tasks, confusing time and place and not knowing [...]

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