Neuron regeneration may help sufferers of brain injury, Alzheimer's disease | Penn State University

Neuron regeneration may help sufferers of brain injury, Alzheimer's disease | Penn State University: Researchers at Penn State have developed an innovative technology to regenerate functional neurons after brain injury and also in model systems used for research on Alzheimer's disease. The scientists have used supporting cells of the central nervous system, glial cells, to regenerate healthy, functional neurons, which are critical for transmitting signals in the brain.

Exercise may Improve Cognitive Skills in Dementia Patients

Exercise may Improve Cognitive Skills in Dementia Patients: In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that older adults receive 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity (i.e., brisk walking) every week, as well as muscle strengthening activities on two or more days a week that work a major muscle group.

Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease: Six Key Tactics of Prevention

Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease: Six Key Tactics of Prevention: While dementia is a component of Alzheimer’s disease, it can also be a result of infection, concussion or stroke. Often as the patient heals, they will regain memory skills once again. Although dementia is not always preventable due to variable causes, its association with Alzheimer’s Disease may well be able to be slowed down.

Omega-3s cross blood-brain barrier in Alzheimer's patients - Medical News Today

Omega-3s cross blood-brain barrier in Alzheimer's patients - Medical News Today: The blood-brain barrier protects the brain from harmful chemicals in the blood, but it also blocks drugs from reaching it. However, researchers have suggested that omega-3 fatty acid supplements can cross this barrier in Alzheimer's patients, influencing markers for the disease and inflammation.

Alzheimer's Disease - Can Having Skin Cancer Provide ...

Alzheimer's Disease - Can Having Skin Cancer Provide ...: There is little reason to rejoice, if you have skin cancer. However, a study performed at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York did find that study participants who had been diagnosed with non-melanoma skin cancer were 80 percent less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease.

Singing show tunes helps fight off dementia, Alzheimer's disease: study - NY Daily News

Singing show tunes helps fight off dementia, Alzheimer's disease: study  - NY Daily News: A recent research study found that those suffering from moderate to severe dementia did particularly well singing show tunes from movies and musicals such as 'The Wizard of Oz,' 'The Sound of Music' and 'Oklahoma!' in group settings and had a marked improvement in their remembering skills versus those who simply listened during the sing-alongs.

Alzheimer's: What is the Diabetes Connection?

Alzheimer's Disease - Alzheimer's Disease: What is the ...: According to an April 3, 2013 article on Mayoclinic.com, people with diabetes, particularly type 2 diabetes, have a greater chance of having dementia including Alzheimer's disease. Conversely, managing or avoiding diabetes may also protect you from Alzheimers.

It is known that type 2 diabetes causes damage to the brain and body relative to sugar and the insulin response. Mild cognitive dysfunction can also be a result of type 2 diabetes. Is this a path to Alzheimer's disease?

Omega 3 fat, alpha lipoic acid help Alzheimer's disease

foodconsumer.org - Mental health news: Omega 3 fat, alpha lipoic acid help Alzheimer's disease

Can Lasers Cure Alzheimer’s Disease? (photonics.com | Nov 2013 | Research & Technology)

Can Lasers Cure Alzheimer’s Disease? (photonics.com | Nov 2013 | Research & Technology): The malfunctioning protein structures that cause diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s can be found using just laser light, a team in Sweden and Poland has discovered.

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and colleagues at the Polish Wroclaw University of Technology discovered the method of distinguishing between aggregations of certain proteins, believed to cause the diseases, from well-functioning ones. When amyloid beta proteins gather in large numbers, they begin to inhibit normal cellular processes.

High protein diets 'could cause Alzheimer's' - Telegraph

High protein diets 'could cause Alzheimer's' - Telegraph: Researchers found that mice fed meals similar to those of the original Atkin's Diet had brains five per cent lighter than all the others.


They also found that the hippocampus part of the brain, which is responsible for memory, were less developed in those rodents on the high protein diet.


Scientists say the findings, published in the journal Molecular Neurodegeneration, suggest the ravages of dementia "might be slowed or avoided through healthy eating".