By Pauline Go Age dementia can be very stressful for the family. It is never easy to see your loved one just wilt under your own eyes. An aging person can get age dementia due to Alzheimer's disease or other age-related diseases that affect the brain. These are some common age dementia symptoms but...
By: Susan Nickerson Alzheimer’s disease is a complex and complicated illness, and its symptoms are frequently indicative of other disorders as well. As a result, the diagnostic process for the disease can be messy and complicated. Currently, the only definitive way to diagnose Alzheimer’s...
Author: Alvaro Fernandez Copyright (c) 2008 SharpBrains Dr. Arthur Kramer is a Professor in the University of Illinois Department of Psychology, the Campus Neuroscience Program, the Beckman Institute, and the Director of the Biomedical Imaging Center at the University of Illinois. I am honored to interview...
by Alex Jensen There are many types of brain dementia to be worried about. From Alzheimer's to Parkinson's, dementia is becoming a bigger problem for many. A question that often comes up is what exactly is the worst brain disorder to get diagnosed with? Well, cancer is the worst, but what about...
Author: Simon Evans The title question may be a bit of a stretch, but you only need to connect a couple of research dots to get from childhood obesity to reduced brain fitness in older age. Belly Fat and Brain Fitness are Related First, a recent meta-analysis from researchers at Johns Hopkins University...
Author: Carol Stack A neurological disease thought to be the most common form of dementia in the elderly, Alzheimer's disease is incurable. Treatment, however is possible and can alleviate the symptoms to some extent ' which can ease the heavy burden faced by caregivers for Alzheimer's patients...
By Stevie B Davidson In only a very short space of time, Alzheimer's disease has become a major player in diseases affecting the elderly; other forms of dementia are often forgotten even though they are all important. The current figures show that of people aged 65 and over, 10 percent are suffering...
By Carol Stack Alzheimer's is, sadly, a common form of dementia afflicting the elderly. This disease is inevitably fatal, and its progress horrifying. Alzheimer's is a degenerative disease which takes away the last years that the afflicted has with their loved ones. The benefits of having family...