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Is Your Antidepressant Causing Memory or Thinking Skills Problems?

Feb 21, 2020 · Jay Roland · Memory

Are you trading in a brighter mood for memory and thinking problems? Antidepressants can be life-changing medications for many people, but complaints about memory loss or impaired cognition have surrounded these drugs for many years. Those concerns shouldn’t stop most people struggling with depression from trying antidepressants if their doctors … Read More

Memory Maximizers: Intermittent Fasting; Learning New Information

Feb 21, 2020 · Jay Roland · Memory

Intermittent Fasting May Nourish Your Memory Adopting a healthier eating strategy is standard advice these days, as people look to reap the brain-and-body benefits of nutrient-rich foods and weight management. But in recent years interest in intermittent fasting has grown, in part because of its potential to help people lose … Read More

MGH Researchers Use Electronic Health Records to Help Predict Dementia

Feb 21, 2020 · Jay Roland · Memory

Dementia is typically diagnosed when symptoms are obvious and the cause of the memory and thinking skills changes has already established its grip on an individual. But in a potentially groundbreaking study, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) developed a method that can help identify people at high risk for … Read More

Newsbriefs: Cognitive Problems; Maintaining Flexible Thinking; Remembering Faces; Psychiatric Disorders

Feb 21, 2020 · Jay Roland · Memory

Study Finds Cognitive Problems May Appear Before Beta-Amyloid Plaques Form Conventional wisdom suggests that the thinking and memory problems associated with Alzheimer’s disease are a result of the build-up of amyloid plaques in the brain. But in a recent study published in Neurology, the journal of the American Academy of … Read More

Four Reasons Why Being Socially Active Boosts Memory, Mood, and a Whole Lot More

Feb 21, 2020 · Jay Roland · Memory

If you frequently spend time with friends and family members or if you work, volunteer or are otherwise engaged with other people on a regular basis, you may not think much about your social network and how it’s affecting your health. However, if you often feel lonely or isolated, you … Read More

Brain-Safe Statins

Feb 21, 2020 · Carrie Adkins-Ali · Memory

Although cholesterol-lowering statins can substantially decrease the risk of heart attack and stroke, concerns about their potential effects on cognition scare many people away. A study published in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, however, may put patients at ease: Researchers found no evidence … Read More

Reduce the Symptoms of Chronic Stress

Jan 24, 2020 · UHN Staff · Memory

The pressures of modern life, with its information overload, rapid change, and loss of social connections, add to the normal strains of everyday living, and exact a mounting physical, psychological, and emotional toll. When stresses last for a short time and are quickly resolved, the symptoms they cause disappear, and … Read More

How Are You Managing Your Stress?

Jan 24, 2020 · UHN Staff · Memory

Whether it’s the political news of the day, money worries, or family drama, triggers for stress are all around you. And in addition to making you feel irritable or exhausted, stress can lead to a host of other physical and emotional complications, such as chest pain, headaches, insomnia, weight gain, … Read More

Natural Anxiety Remedies Include Supplements, Exercise, and More

Jan 24, 2020 · UHN Staff · Memory

Feeling anxious, whether it’s focused on a particular subject or just a generalized sense of worry, is a common symptom of mood disorders. For some people, therapy, prescription medications, and other treatments may be necessary to restore a calmer mood. In mild cases, natural anxiety remedies may be enough to … Read More

Herbal Remedies to Banish Depression

Jan 24, 2020 · UHN Staff · Memory

Long before the development of prescription antidepressant medications such as Prozac, Zoloft, Tofranil, and Lexapro, human populations had discovered natural ways to overcome the symptoms of depression through the use of plants with mood-boosting properties. Recently, scientists have begun to explore the benefits of many of these herbal remedies and … Read More

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