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Add Buffers Around Your Memory By Managing Dementia Risk Factors

Sep 19, 2022 · UHN Staff · Eyes, Ears, Nose & Throat

[caption id="attachment_142415" align="alignleft" width="300"] © Andriy Onufriyenko | Getty ImagesManaging dementia-related risk factors may help keep your brain “younger” and prevent or at least delay the onset of memory loss later in life.[/caption] Cognitive changes can sneak up on you in two ways. There are the normal, age-related changes that … Read More

News Briefs: October 2022

Sep 19, 2022 · UHN Staff · Eyes, Ears, Nose & Throat

Sleep Added to List of Essential Healthy Heart Habits [caption id="attachment_142406" align="alignleft" width="300"] © Wavebreakmedia | Getty Images[/caption] There’s one more item to add to the list of essential habits to support better brain and heart health. The American Heart Association (AHA) is adding sleep duration to “Life’s Simple 7,” … Read More

Keep New Memories from Disappearing

Sep 19, 2022 · UHN Staff · Eyes, Ears, Nose & Throat

When the details of an old memory grow fuzzy, we tend to chalk it up to the passage of time. Likewise, when information we learned years ago seems to have passed its expiration date, we may get a little frustrated. But because the brain often holds fast to so many … Read More

Ask the Doctor: September 2022

Aug 17, 2022 · JonathanWanagat · Eyes, Ears, Nose & Throat

Q: What’s the difference between memory care and assisted living? A: Memory care and assisted living facilities provide many of the same services, but there are important distinctions. Assisted living facilities offer “levels of care.” For example, level one may include verbal reminders for bathing and dressing, whereas level two … Read More

Ask the Doctor: September 2022

Aug 17, 2022 · Maurizio Fava, MD · Eyes, Ears, Nose & Throat

Q: I’ve heard of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but my husband was recently diagnosed with central sleep apnea (CSA). What’s the difference? A: OSA and CSA both lead to pauses in breathing while sleeping, but they have different causes. With OSA, which is a much more common condition, soft tissue … Read More

Brain Fog, Fatigue, Other Symptoms Often Persist for COVID-19 ‘Long Haulers’

Aug 17, 2022 · UHN Staff · Eyes, Ears, Nose & Throat

[caption id="attachment_142188" align="alignleft" width="300"] arloo | Adobe StockIt’s estimated that more than half of the U.S. population has been infected by the coronavirus, and that one in five of those individuals have at least one COVID-19 symptom months after their infection. These so-called ‘‘long haulers” are the subjects of ongoing … Read More

News Briefs: September 2022

Aug 17, 2022 · UHN Staff · Eyes, Ears, Nose & Throat

Researchers Tout Benefits of “Travel Therapy” for People with Dementia [caption id="attachment_142184" align="alignleft" width="300"] © Halfpoint Images | Getty Images[/caption] Art therapy and music therapy have been shown to break through the wall of dementia in some people and spark a sense of creativity, expression, and recollections that may have … Read More

Research Roundup: September 2022

Aug 17, 2022 · UHN Staff · Eyes, Ears, Nose & Throat

• Cranberries May Boost Memory. Eating about one cup of fresh cranberries daily (or dried or powdered) may improve memory in healthy older adults, researchers say. Healthy adults ages 50 to 80 consumed cranberry powder equal to one cup fresh cranberries for 12 weeks and showed an increase in memory … Read More

Beware of Dehydration

Aug 17, 2022 · UHN Staff · Eyes, Ears, Nose & Throat

Water is essential for life and it is needed by the body every day. So, while it’s possible for a person to survive weeks or even months without food, you won’t last but a few days without water. That’s because the body needs water for nearly every function it performs, … Read More

Newsbites: Dietary supplements and cancer; avocados and waist circumference; microbial transplant for IBS; genes and Alzheimer’s

Aug 16, 2022 · UHN Staff · Eyes, Ears, Nose & Throat

There is No Proof Dietary Supplements Help Prevent CVD or Cancer The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has released recommendations discouraging the use of vitamin and/or mineral supplements for the prevention of cardiovascular disease or cancer. The USPSTF concluded that: • The balance of benefits and harms cannot be … Read More

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