A pattern is emerging for heart disease, kidney disease and Alzheimer's and oral health.
The way to a person's heart is through his stomach, the adage goes. But researchers now think the way to a healthy heart might be through your gums and teeth.
Evidence suggests that the healthier they are, the stronger and less disease-prone the heart is. If you don't floss or brush, you might be setting yourself up not just for gum disease but also for heart disease.
The link between what's happening in your mouth and in the rest of your body goes further still: Gum disease might be a kind of early...
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Friday, August 22, 2008
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Alzheimer's, dementia, and cocoa-why you should be glad
Many elderly especially those with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias love chocolate. There are many simple great treats you can offer a person with Alzheimer's or another dementia that taste good and are good for them.
As reported recently cocoa increases blood fow to the brain which has an impact on brain function...
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There is an outstanding cookbook that shares many tasty, healthy recipes called
The Cardiologist's Wife's Chocolate Too! Diet: No Sugar, No Fat & Luscious
See for yourself
As reported recently cocoa increases blood fow to the brain which has an impact on brain function...
Read more about that as well as other important news stories here
There is an outstanding cookbook that shares many tasty, healthy recipes called
The Cardiologist's Wife's Chocolate Too! Diet: No Sugar, No Fat & Luscious
See for yourself
Monday, August 18, 2008
Einstein researchers find a way to get rid of damaged proteins of Alzheimer's and other dementias
BRONX, NY)
As people age, their cells become less efficient at getting rid of damaged protein — resulting in a buildup of toxic material that is especially pronounced in Alzheimer's, other dementias, Parkinson's disease, and other neurodegenerative disorders.
Now, for the first time, scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have prevented this age-related decline in an entire organ — the liver — and shown that, as a result, the livers of older animals functioned as well as they did when the animals were much younger. Published in the online edition of Nature Medicine....
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As people age, their cells become less efficient at getting rid of damaged protein — resulting in a buildup of toxic material that is especially pronounced in Alzheimer's, other dementias, Parkinson's disease, and other neurodegenerative disorders.
Now, for the first time, scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have prevented this age-related decline in an entire organ — the liver — and shown that, as a result, the livers of older animals functioned as well as they did when the animals were much younger. Published in the online edition of Nature Medicine....
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Saturday, August 16, 2008
Prevent dementia-Beef up your brain 5 ways
By Andrea Thompson, Senior Writer
15 August 2008 10:28 am ET
With the prevalence of Alzheimer's and other types of dementia, which slowly deteriorate the brain's capacity to make new memories, retrieve older ones and perform other mental and physical tasks, is on the rise as the baby boomer generation hits retirement age. A 2007 Alzheimer's Association report estimated that more than 5 million Americans were currently living with the disease and that that total could reach 16 million by 2050.
What can you do?
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15 August 2008 10:28 am ET
With the prevalence of Alzheimer's and other types of dementia, which slowly deteriorate the brain's capacity to make new memories, retrieve older ones and perform other mental and physical tasks, is on the rise as the baby boomer generation hits retirement age. A 2007 Alzheimer's Association report estimated that more than 5 million Americans were currently living with the disease and that that total could reach 16 million by 2050.
What can you do?
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Did you ever imagine a loved one with Alzheimer's or a related dementia in a nursing home?
GABRIELLE SELZ
Published: August 14, 2008
FIVE years ago I promised my mother that I would never place her in a nursing home. She was 78 and showed no symptoms of Azheimer's or another dementia at the time. At her younger brother’s urging, she had bought a long-term health care policy, and the possibility of not being able to live on her own had reared its head. Back then, my mother lived next door to me in Southampton. She was in good health, a vibrant dresser who liked to walk the half-mile into town when the weather was good.
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Published: August 14, 2008
FIVE years ago I promised my mother that I would never place her in a nursing home. She was 78 and showed no symptoms of Azheimer's or another dementia at the time. At her younger brother’s urging, she had bought a long-term health care policy, and the possibility of not being able to live on her own had reared its head. Back then, my mother lived next door to me in Southampton. She was in good health, a vibrant dresser who liked to walk the half-mile into town when the weather was good.
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Friday, August 15, 2008
One-quarter of spouses of those with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, depressed
CLEVELAND, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Spouses of husbands and wives with Alzheimer's and other dementias, pay a high emotional toll as they care for their ailing spouse, Case Western Reserve University researchers say.
Kathryn Betts Adams analyzed data from spouse caregivers and compared their responses to non-caregivers at the symptom level to determine which symptoms were especially common.
The study involved 391 caregivers and 226 non-caregivers from the Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Alzheimer's Disease Research Center.
After factoring for age, gender...
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Kathryn Betts Adams analyzed data from spouse caregivers and compared their responses to non-caregivers at the symptom level to determine which symptoms were especially common.
The study involved 391 caregivers and 226 non-caregivers from the Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Alzheimer's Disease Research Center.
After factoring for age, gender...
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Thursday, August 14, 2008
Stay strong because physical frailty linked to dementia pathology
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Physical weakness or "frailty" among elderly people can be an early indicator of the presence of abnormal brain plaque and tangles characteristic of Alzheimer's disease, even before the onset of memory problems, a new study hints.
The degree of Alzheimer disease "pathology" in older patients with and without dementia is directly associated with their degree of physical frailty, researchers report in the August 12th issue of the medical journal Neurology.
Dr. Aron S. Buchman, from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and colleagues examined the brains of 165 people in their 80s who had died while participating in a long-term study called the Rush Memory and Aging Project.
While the participants were alive, they were....
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The degree of Alzheimer disease "pathology" in older patients with and without dementia is directly associated with their degree of physical frailty, researchers report in the August 12th issue of the medical journal Neurology.
Dr. Aron S. Buchman, from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and colleagues examined the brains of 165 people in their 80s who had died while participating in a long-term study called the Rush Memory and Aging Project.
While the participants were alive, they were....
read it all
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