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Newbites: Lower Alzheimer’s risk; Red meat and building muscle; restaurant nutrition; cancer risk and sedentary behavior

Aug 21, 2020 · UHN Staff · Cancer

Lower Alzheimer’s Risk May Be Possible with Healthy Lifestyle A study published in June in the journal Neurology found healthy lifestyle choices were associated with lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. This analysis of two observational studies included a total of over 2,700 participants followed for around six years on … Read More

Newsbriefs: Lower Risk of AD; Diabetes Risk; Adult Acne; Heart Disease Risk; Arthritis Risk; Lower Blood Pressure

Aug 21, 2020 · Lynn Russo Whylly · Cancer

A Healthy Lifestyle May Lower Risk of AD Living a healthy lifestyle—consisting of not smoking, being moderately to vigorously physically active, drinking only light amounts of alcohol, following the Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diet, and keeping your brain active in later years—directly lowers Alzheimer’s disease risk, according to … Read More

Boost Your Memory Now

Aug 21, 2020 · JoAnn Milivojevic · Cancer

Slight memory slips, such as forgetting where you parked the car, not remembering someone’s name, or why you opened the refrigerator door, can strike fear in people’s hearts. People may wonder, am I on the road to dementia? Generally speaking, the answer is probably no. Occasional forgetfulness is a part … Read More

Ask the Doctor: Repeating Questions; Antidepressant Side Effects; COVID-19 Stress

Aug 21, 2020 · Jay Roland · Cancer

Q: I’ve noticed my husband has started to repeat questions that have already been answered. He doesn’t seem to show any other signs of dementia, but should I be concerned? A: While repeating questions is a common sign of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), there may be other reasons to explain … Read More

Memory Maximizers: Rewards May Foster Greater Memory Encoding; Difference Between Recall and Forgetfulness Is Often an All-or-Nothing Proposition

Aug 21, 2020 · Jay Roland · Cancer

Rewards May Foster Greater Memory Encoding It’s a scene played out in classrooms around the world: Teachers promise their students treats if they do well on a test. But that sweet bit of motivation may actually trigger brain function changes and not just act as a means of encouraging more … Read More

Neurogenesis: Boost Brain Cell Growth for Better Memory and Thinking Skills

Aug 21, 2020 · Jay Roland · Cancer

For years, children heard that they were born with all the brain cells they would ever have, and once they were gone, no new ones would take their place. Parents used this bit of conventional wisdom to warn kids against drinking alcohol or playing so rough they might sustain a … Read More

Gene Variant Reduces Alzheimer’s Disease Risk

Aug 21, 2020 · Carrie Adkins-Ali · Cancer

About 5 million Americans, including roughly one in 10 people ages 65 or older and one-third of those ages 85 or older, have symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease. Even larger numbers have a subtler precursor called mild cognitive impairment (MCI). About half with this condition move on to full-blown Alzheimer’s. There are … Read More

Newsbites: Cardiovascular Health; Heart Health; Weight Loss Strategies

Jul 17, 2020 · UHN Staff · Cancer

Cardiovascular Health Linked to Transition from Mild Cognitive Impairment to Dementia A clinical study published in the Journal of Clinical Neuroscience investigated risk factors in the transition from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to dementia. Seventy-six patients ages 57 to 89 diagnosed with MCI were followed for six years. Neurological examinations, … Read More

Ask Dr. Etingin: Postmenopausal bleeding; Dementia with Lewy bodies; Cryotherapy

Jul 17, 2020 · Orli R. Etingin, M.D. · Cancer

I haven’t had a period in 16 months, but I’ve experienced some light bleeding on and off for the past month. Is this a possible sign of cancer or another serious medical condition? Many women do report bleeding (typically, light spotting) after menopause. Frequently, the bleeding is caused by a … Read More

Frontline: Heart Health; Drugs for Stroke; Dementia

Jul 17, 2020 · Dawn Bialy · Cancer

Which Diet Is Best for Your Heart? The One You Can Stick To For long-term cardiovascular health, sticking to a healthy diet—regardless of which one—had a significant impact on cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, according to researchers who analyzed a pool of data from three large prospective studies. The researchers assigned … Read More

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