Tag: Dementia

The decision to move a loved one with dementia into residential care is an incredibly difficult one. These considerations may help

This end of year cannot and should not be one of celebration. Rather, it should be a time of commemoration in sobriety as we silently remember those who

  Foods rich in flavonoids (such as apples, berries, or tea) are important for cognitive health, research suggests

  Our gut microbes play a key role in sending and receiving signals that influence the brain

By Dr R Neerunjun Gopee

In the context of the pandemic, being old is seen as just one more comorbidity. It should not be

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  Drinking at “safe” levels was shown to reduce the amount of a person’s total brain tissue

  Stress, depression, and high blood pressure were just some of the risk factors the study’s researchers identified Many of these risk factors are preventable. tonkid/ Shutterstock   Although

By Dr Rajagopal Soondron

  Alzheimer’s disease is associated with a build-up of plaques in the brain called amyloid beta. These plaques are thought to lead to a loss of neurons, which

More than 47 million people age 65 and older live in the US, and many need help accessing health care. Here are some questions that grown children should