Can Exercise Protect the Brain From Fatty Foods? by Gretchen Reynolds November 7, 2012 The New York Times In recent years, some research has suggested that a high-fat diet may be bad for the brain, at least in lab animals. Can exercise protect against such damage?
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When Lapses Are Not Just Signs of Aging
When Lapses Are Not Just Signs of Aging by Jane E. Brody NY Times, September 5, 2011 … for millions of Americans with a neurological condition called mild cognitive impairment, lapses in word-finding and name recall are often common, along with other challenges like remembering appointments, difficulty paying bills or losing one’s train of thought […]
Giving Alzheimer’s Patients Their Way, Even Chocolate
Giving Alzheimer’s Patients Their Way, Even Chocolate by Pam Belluck The New York Times December 31, 2010 The National Institute on Aging and the Administration on Aging are now financing caregiving studies on “things that just kind of make the life of an Alzheimer’s patient and his or her caregiver less burdensome,” said Sidney M. […]
Insights Give Hope for New Attack on Alzheimer’s
Insights Give Hope for New Attack on Alzheimer’s by Gina Kolata, December 13, 2010 New York Times But now, a surprising new study has found that that …most people with Alzheimer’s seem to make perfectly normal amounts of amyloid. They just can’t get rid of it. It’s like an overflowing sink caused by a clogged […]