Can Your Dreams Predict Memory Loss?
dreams and patterns of dreaming may be an early warning system alerting us to health trouble ahead.
dreams and patterns of dreaming may be an early warning system alerting us to health trouble ahead.
The recent finding that the brain's immune system is linked to Alzheimer's lends support to the idea that pathogens such as viruses could be one cause of the disease.
A new, novel therapy for people suffering with Parkinson’s disease is drug free and requires no anesthetic, no incision, and no hospital stay.If that sounds too good to be true, then you’ll want to
Your doctor probably hasn’t told you, but your brain has a superpower that allows your memory to stay healthy at any age—as long as you keep fueling the process. That power is the ability of neurons
If you think Alzheimer’s disease happens only to older people, think again. A Chinese teenager has become the world’s youngest person to be diagnosed with the condition.Although Alzheimer’s can
Wouldn’t it be amazing if a few magic words could help you strengthen your memory?Well, scientists now say that speaking the words of a second language are the only magic words you’ll ever need! In
The research is clear that staying socially engaged throughout middle age and beyond helps protect your memory against Alzheimer’s disease. But what about getting married and having a family?Being
Researchers made a surprising finding about another risk factor for Alzheimer’s. And the results of this brand-new research will have you tightening your helmet when you’re biking and doing what you
Memory loss is the main symptom we associate with Alzheimer’s disease. What this looks like in real life is that dementia sufferers often can’t recall recent events and learning new information
The mind-blowing Artificial Intelligence-powered ChatGPT, which can produce a human-like response to any task that involves language, has been making headlines since its recent release because of its
For years Alzheimer’s disease researchers have pointed to tau proteins and amyloid beta proteins as drivers of the brain plaques behind the disease. Of course, natural doctors aren’t convinced that
There’s no single “key” that can explain how the body and brain age. The biological changes that accompany aging involve multiple processes that lead to increasing levels of systemic inflammation and
You probably think zombies are only made up for scary television, movies, and books. However, that’s not entirely true…There’s a real-life zombie that can weaken your memory and lead you down the
This must surely be the holy grail of non-invasive therapies for memory loss.You don’t feel a thing. This therapy doesn’t generate any tingling or even heat—which is surprising because it’s a laser.
The part of your brain called the hypothalamus plays a central role in your daily life. It keeps tabs on your daily rhythms – regulating appetite, metabolism, sexual behavior, the release of
A brain training program using computers has been shown to reduce the risk of dementia in seniors. So has stimulating the brain with a mild electrical current.What would happen if doctors used both
Reducing thick, sticky plaques made up of amyloid-beta proteins in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients has been the focus of scientists for decades. And yet, they have almost nothing to show for it--
Has Dr. Donald Weaver lost his mind? How can he possibly suggest Alzheimer’s isn’t a brain disease?But hold on. What he’s saying about the cause of Alzheimer’s disease makes more sense than appears
A new technology could come to the rescue of people who are suffering either short-term or long-term memory loss. Even more exciting, it can restore memory in a way that’s fast, safe, non-invasive,
It’s one of the most cited scientific articles on Alzheimer’s ever published - a breakthrough 2006 study that identified amyloid beta star 56 as the cause of memory loss in mice.This single study led
A patient with suspected Alzheimer's may undergo a range of tests and examinations before a diagnosis is ever reached. This is time consuming, and, in the end, the diagnosis might not even be
For decades scientists have argued that the protein amyloid beta triggers the process that leads to Alzheimer’s.Others question this and suggest other underlying causes. These include abnormal tau
What if you were a doctor and you could successfully treat only 25 percent of the patients who came to you with a particular problem? You’d probably conclude that the condition was a very challenging
A hospital in England is the first in the world to implant a deep brain stimulation (DBS) device to deliver electrical impulses to areas of the brain impacted by Parkinson’s.It’s the smallest DBS
When beta amyloid and tau proteins go rogue, they form the characteristic brain plaques and tangles thought to be a cause of Alzheimer's.But inflammation is also an early feature of the disease and