Category: Alzheimer’s Disease And Dementia

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Anchor lead: When it comes to stress and memory impairment, are some stressors worse than others? Elizabeth Tracey reports Stressful events in middle-aged women are associated with memory impairment, while such a relationship is not seen in men, a Johns …

August 29, 2019 – Specific Stressors Read more »

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Anchor lead: High fat diets may help cognition but what about other health issues? Elizabeth Tracey reports High fat low carb diets work by changing the body’s energy source to fat, and producing something called ketones in the process. A …

August 15, 2019 – High Fat for Life? Read more »

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Anchor lead: Should the high fat content of certain diets be a concern? Elizabeth Tracey reports Eating a diet high in fat and low in carbohydrates helped people with mild cognitive impairment improve on tests of cognition, a Johns Hopkins …

August 14, 2019 – Healthiness of High Fat? Read more »

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Anchor lead: Does brain training help stave off Alzheimer’s disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports Education seems to produce a cognitive reserve, helping stave off clinical signs of Alzheimer’s disease even while the biological process continues, research by Rebecca Gottesman, a neurologist …

June 25, 2019 – Brain Training Read more »