Memory

Antihypertensive Medication Use May Lower Dementia Risk

Dec 20, 2022 · UHN Staff · Heart Health

Having high blood pressure is a well-established risk factor for dementia, but a recent study found that actively treating hypertension with medications led to a 13 percent lower risk of dementia. The study, published in the European Heart Journal, combined data from five large randomized, double-blinded clinical trials involving more … Read More

Caring for Someone with Dementia? What Are You Doing for Your Own Cognitive Health?

Dec 3, 2022 · UHN Staff · Heart Health

Caring for someone with dementia can seem, at times, like an all-consuming, 24-hours-a-day job with little room for tending to your own health and well-being. But what if you quietly start to notice changes in your own cognition? Selflessly, you may be primarily focused on thinking about who will look … Read More

News Briefs: January 2023

Dec 3, 2022 · UHN Staff · Heart Health

Portable Device Strengthens Lung Muscles and Improves Health Working out just five minutes daily via a practice described as “strength training for your breathing muscles” lowers blood pressure and improves some measures of vascular health as well as, or even more than, aerobic exercise or medication, University of Colorado Boulder … Read More

Give the Gift of Aging Well

Nov 22, 2022 · UHN Staff · Heart Health

For this year’s gift guide, we’re highlighting books written by UCLA Health experts and others that hopefully will inspire you to move more, eat better, and motivate loved ones to do the same. Whether you buy a book for yourself or someone you love, these healthy reads can encourage you … Read More

News Briefs December 2022

Nov 22, 2022 · UHN Staff · Heart Health

Researchers Destroy Harmful “Forever Chemicals” in Water Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, PFAS for short, are a class of around 12,000 synthetic chemicals that have been used since the 1940s in nonstick cookware, waterproof makeup, shampoos, electronics, food packaging and countless other products. They contain a bond between carbon and fluorine … Read More

Ask the Doctor December 2022

Nov 22, 2022 · Maurizio Fava, MD · Heart Health

Q: Amnesia is a plot device in TV shows and movies, but does it actually occur in real life? If so, how is it different from dementia? A: Amnesia, of which there are several different types, is a rare, but very real condition. Amnesia can affect your ability to learn … Read More

How Inflammation Affects Memory and How You Can Protect Yourself

Nov 22, 2022 · UHN Staff · Heart Health

[caption id="attachment_143119" align="alignleft" width="300"] © Sciepro/Science Photo Library | Getty ImagesInflammation in the brain may be a major contributor to the development and progression of Alzheimer’s disease.[/caption] When the immune system is working right, the inflammatory response to an injury or infection helps the body heal. But when inflammation levels … Read More

News Briefs December 2022

Nov 22, 2022 · UHN Staff · Heart Health

Seasonal Flu Shot May Help Lower Your Risk of Stroke If you have received your seasonal flu shot, you may have gained protection against more than just influenza. According to a study published earlier this year in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, a flu shot … Read More

Enhance Your Cognitive Reserve to Keep Memory and Thinking Skills Strong

Nov 22, 2022 · UHN Staff · Heart Health

Why do some older adults experience noticeable cognitive decline, while their same-age peers seem to have the mental abilities of someone 20 years younger? And why do some people who experience brain damage, due to a stroke or other injury, seem to bounce back to a far greater degree than … Read More

Making Music Benefits Dementia

Nov 22, 2022 · Kate Brophy · Heart Health

Recent research is pointing to the ways in which music may benefit people with dementia. Previous studies have suggested that people with dementia retain the ability to enjoy music well into the later stages of the disease even if they have lost many other precious memories. Hearing familiar songs may … Read More