by Sue Robbins | Aug 10, 2015 | Wellness
Results of a French study hint the Mediterranean diet may help preserve structural connectivity in the brain. The study team found that greater adherence to the diet was linked with preserved microstructure in extensive areas of the white matter up to a decade later....
by Sue Robbins | May 3, 2015 | Headache Drugs
In a new study of people over 85 years, those who said they did things like quilting, painting or book clubs during middle age were less likely to develop memory impairments that may precede dementia. Lead author, Rosebud O. Roberts of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester...
by Sue Robbins | Mar 23, 2015 | Headache Drugs
Dr. Rajita Sinha,a professor of psychiatry and neurobiology at Yale University sorts through the effects of stress on memory, and it’s relationship to dementia…. Stress works on a spectrum, says Dr. Sinha. At on end is controllable stress, where if you...
by Sue Robbins | Jul 31, 2014 | Headache Drugs
A new study published in the journal Neurology suggests that a simple test of walking speed and memory could aid in early diagnosis of dementia. About 5.2 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease – the most common form of dementia. It is estimated that...
by Sue Robbins | Jan 27, 2014 | Sports Injury
Though Hall of Famer Rayfield Wright’s memory is getting weaker all the time, he still remembers his first day playing in the N.F.L. Wright recalls being knocked out, then waking to see stars as he lay on the field unable to move. “It was as if I’d...