Aging Well Brain HealthMolecular Chaperones, Aging, and Neurodegenerative Diseases By thirdAGE articleAging is the most significant and universal risk factor for developing neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer’s, … Read More→
Parkinson's DiseaseDrug for a Genetic Disease Slows Parkinson's By Jane Farrell articleResearch done at the University of California, Los Angeles discovered that a drug being evaluated to Gaucher disease, a rare … Read More→
_ Brain HealthTurmeric Boosts Brain Stem Cell Regeneration By Jane Farrell articleA bioactive compound found in turmeric promotes stem cell proliferation and differentiation in the brain, according to research published in … Read More→
_ Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias Brain Health Senior HealthImmune System Affects Cognitive Decline By Jane Farrell articleScientists have discovered that cognitive decline over the years may be connected to a weakening immune system. The study, by … Read More→
_ Alzheimer's Disease and other DementiasThe ALS Ice Bucket Challenge: For a Good Cause…or Foolishness? By Adprime Admin articleIt all began quite simply. A novel idea to raise awareness about a lesser-known terminal disease. The idea: Dump a … Read More→
_ Alzheimer's Disease and other DementiasMemory & AD: Understanding Brain Circuitry By Sondra Forsyth articleA study published August 31st 2014 in the journal Nature Neuroscience by,Sylvain Williams PhD and colleagues at the Research Centre … Read More→
_ Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias Brain HealthPomegranate Tx for AD, PD, & RA By Sondra Forsyth articleThe onset of Alzheimer's disease can be slowed and some of its symptoms curbed by a natural compound that is found in pomegranates, according to the findings of a two-year project headed by scientist Dr. Olumayokun Olajide, at the University of Huddersfield in the UK. Also, the painful inflammation that accompanies illnesses such as rheumatoid arthritis and Parkinson's disease could be reduced by the pomegranate drug. The study was published in August 2014 in Molecular Nutrition & Food Research.
_ StrokeThirdAge Health Close-Up: “I Felt Like I Was Buried Alive” By Sondra Forsyth articleAs told to Sherry Amatenstein, LCSW On October 17, 2010 shortly after her 49th birthday Allison O’Reilly didn’t feel like herself. The McLean, Virginia author of Out of Darkness explains, “My left arm hurt all day. I took Advil. That night the room started spinning, my ears were ringing, and I felt really sick.”
Brain HealthElasticity of Brain Arteries & Aging Well By Sondra Forsyth articleIn an effort to identify how the elasticity of the arteries in the brain correlates with aging well, researchers at the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign used optical methods developed in their lab to map out the pulse pressure of the entire brain’s cortex.
_ Brain HealthDigital Literacy Reduces Cognitive Decline By Sondra Forsyth articleCongratulations, ThirdAge fan! The fact that you are at your computer reading this means that you are among the digital literati – and that accomplishment promises to lower your risk of cognitive decline as you age.Researchers led by Andre Junqueira Xavier at the Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina in Brazil have found that the ability to engage, plan, and execute digital actions such as web browsing and exchanging emails can improve memory. The results were published in July 8th 2014 in The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Medical Sciences.
_ Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias Brain Health Mental & Emotional HealthDepression & Cognitive Decline = Faster Brain Aging By Sondra Forsyth articlePeople who develop depression and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) after age 65 are more likely to have biological and brain imaging markers that reflect a greater vulnerability for accelerated brain aging, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The findings were published online in Molecular Psychiatry.
_ Aging Well Brain HealthRight Brain Stays Youthful as We Age By Sondra Forsyth articleAt least one part of the human brain appears to be able to process information the same way in older age as it does in the prime of life, according to research conducted at the University of Adelaide in Australia and presented at the 12th International Cognitive Neuroscience Conference in Brisbane in July 2014.
_ Brain HealthSurprising Mechanism Behind Neurodegeneration By Sondra Forsyth articleA research team led by Professor Susan Ackerman, Ph.D. at the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Mane has pinpointed a surprising mechanism behind neurodegeneration in mice, one that involves a defect in a key component of the cellular machinery that makes proteins, known as transfer RNA or tRNA.
_ Parkinson's DiseaseAnti-Inflammatory Drug for Parkinson's By Sondra Forsyth articleAn experimental anti-inflammatory drug can protect vulnerable neurons and reduce motor deficits in a rat model of Parkinson's disease, according to researchers at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta. The results were published in July 2014 the Journal of Parkinson's Disease.
_ Senior Health StrokeStroke Rates Have Dropped 40% for People 65+ By Sondra Forsyth articleA new analysis of data from 1988-2008 by researchers at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine has revealed a 40% decrease in the incidence of stroke in Medicare patients 65 years of age and older. The decline is greater than anticipated considering this population's risk factors for stroke. Not only that, but the drop applies to both ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes. The team also found that deaths resulting from stroke declined during the same period. The findings are published in the July 2014 issue of The American Journal of Medicine.
Aging Well Brain HealthA New Look at Cognition & Aging By Sondra Forsyth articleFrom a cognitive perspective, aging is typically associated with decline. As we age, it may get harder to remember names and dates, and it may take us longer to come up with the right answer to a question. However, the news isn't all bad when it comes to cognitive aging. according to a set of three articles in the July 2014 issue of Perspectives in Psychological Science.
_ StrokeFewer Stroke Deaths Over Past 2 Decades By Sondra Forsyth articleFewer Americans are having strokes and those who do have a lower risk of dying from them according to a a study led by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers and is published in the July 16th 2014 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
_ Brain Health Sleep HealthA Good Night’s Sleep Boosts Brain Power as We Age By Sondra Forsyth articleA University of Oregon-led study published in the June 2014 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that middle-aged or older people who get six to nine hours of sleep a night think better than those sleeping fewer or more hours.The study reaffirms numerous small-scale studies in the United States, Western Europe and Japan, but it does so using data compiled across six middle-income nations and involving more than 30,000 subjects for a long-term project that began in 2007.