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Is Dementia Hereditary? Genetics May Play a Role, But Other Factors Contribute

Mar 2, 2018 · Susan Jimison Vitek · Memory

Your genetic background is responsible, at least in part, for your propensity to inherit certain medical conditions, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other dementias. The more family members you have who are affected by certain types of dementia, including Alzheimer’s, the greater your risk becomes. So, strictly speaking, is dementia … Read More

Exercise Can Reduce and Delay Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms

Jan 24, 2018 · JoAnn Milivojevic · Memory

About 60,000 people are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD) each year; most are over age 60, and men are twice as likely to have it as women. Early Parkinson's disease symptoms are subtle, occur gradually, and may go unnoticed for some time. As the disease progresses, however, the shaking, or … Read More

Aluminum Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease? 7 Pieces of Evidence

Jan 3, 2018 · UHN Staff · Memory

Aluminum is a neurotoxin, that is, a poison to the brain and nervous system. Some experts have long speculated that this metal plays a role in Alzheimer’s disease, and evidence is steadily mounting that it indeed does. Fortunately, there’s also evidence that suggests that a number of natural plant extracts … Read More

Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s – Top Prevention Strategies

Dec 26, 2017 · UHN Staff · Memory

Researchers still haven’t found a fool proof way to cure or prevent mild cognitive impairment (pre-dementia) or Alzheimer’s disease that works for everyone. However, enough strong scientific studies have linked various diet and lifestyle factors with the disease that a handful of strategies stand out in their ability to profoundly … Read More

7 Alzheimer’s Dementia Prevention Strategies – Expert Physicians Panel Weighs In

Dec 21, 2017 · UHN Staff · Memory

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), an organization that advocates preventive medicine, recommends 7 simple changes to diet and lifestyle to lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease. According to PCRM: “Evidence suggests that specific diet and exercise habits can reduce the risk by half or more." The importance of … Read More

Early Signs of Parkinson’s Disease Are Easily Missed

Dec 1, 2017 · Cindy Foley · Memory

Some of the early signs of Parkinson’s disease (PD) are subtle, and they often come and go at first. Smell is one of the most universally common early signs of Parkinsons’s disease. You might notice that the cat’s litter box isn’t as overwhelming as it once was or the turkey … Read More

How to Increase Memory Power: 4 Proven Methods

Nov 7, 2017 · JoAnn Milivojevic · Memory

It happens—that so-called “senior moment” where you forget a word, completely miss an appointment, or can’t recognize the face of someone who so clearly knows you. But don’t worry; you can do something about those memory lapses. A number of simple routines you can adopt may increase memory power—and provide … Read More

Is It Dementia or Normal Aging? 5 Signs Help Tell the Difference

Oct 29, 2017 · Aliza Lifshitz, MD · Memory

We all want to live as many years as possible. And, ideally, we’d like to grow old with physical independence and a lucid mind. Many of us will succeed, with only minimal forgetfulness, but others will suffer a devastating and progressive deterioration of their mental faculties that will, ultimately, lead … Read More

Memory Improvement Tips: 5 Ways to Keep Your Brain Young

Sep 26, 2017 · JoAnn Milivojevic · Memory

Have you ever walked into a room, stopped, and wondered what in the heck you were looking for in the first place? We’ve all been there. As we get older, we can become more forgetful. But it doesn’t have to be that way; the memory improvement tips we discuss here … Read More

Worried About Younger-Onset Alzheimer’s? Take Action Now

Sep 20, 2017 · UHN Staff · Memory

Do you think mild cognitive impairment (or “pre-dementia”) and Alzheimer’s affects only the old? Think again. Dementia symptoms now affect an increasing number of people in their 40s. The result: an increasing number of people being diagnosed with early-onset or younger-onset Alzheimer's. Mild cognitive impairment is a loss of memory and … Read More

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