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Treatment Options for Alzheimer’s Disease
Read More: Treatment Options for Alzheimer’s Disease+ Infographic text About 1 in 10 people over 65 have Alzheimer’s. And almost 2 out of 3 are women. Alzheimer’s disease begins years before symptoms appear and gets worse slowly. At first, symptoms may not be noticeable, but they get worse over time. Once diagnosed, people with Alzheimer’s live an average of 4–8 years,…
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10 Fun Activities to Keep Your Brain Sharp
Read More: 10 Fun Activities to Keep Your Brain SharpJune is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month. Your brain is a big deal. After all, you do use it every day. Just by simply existing, your brain uses more energy than any other organ — not to mention the energy it requires to make decisions, think critically, process emotions and so on. Given the importance…
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Don’t Journey Alone: How to Find Caregiving Help for a Loved One with Dementia
Read More: Don’t Journey Alone: How to Find Caregiving Help for a Loved One with DementiaWhen Mitzie Watson’s mother came to live with her, it didn’t take long to notice something was off. “She couldn’t identify her medications, and she needed a lot of direction with anticipating steps throughout the day,” said Watson, whose experience caring for her mother later motivated her to become a senior care advisor. After Watson’s…
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New Hope in the Fight Against Alzheimer’s
Read More: New Hope in the Fight Against Alzheimer’sAs Krystal Allan watched Alzheimer’s disease ripple through her family, her own outlook on life changed. “On my dad’s side, several relatives including my grandmother had Alzheimer’s,” said Allan, an award-winning anchor with News 3 Las Vegas. “I saw firsthand what it was like — for the patient and the caregivers.” That family history led…
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Gut Health and Brain Health. What’s the connection?
Read More: Gut Health and Brain Health. What’s the connection?Have you ever had to do a presentation or a big test and felt butterflies in your stomach? Did you wonder why the stress was causing stomach pains? You can thank a little-known nervous system in your gut for that. Most of us have heard of the central nervous system (CNS), which is made of…
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This Is Your Brain on No Sleep
Read More: This Is Your Brain on No SleepThe day after not sleeping well, you may feel a little foggy, a bit hungrier than normal, slower to react, irritable and perhaps even a bit down in the dumps. Or you may feel perfectly fine — even finer if you’re fueling up with caffeine. Whether you notice yourself feeling off or you feel nothing…
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You & Your Brain: A Collaboration of HealthyWomen, Prevention & Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement at Cleveland Clinic
Read More: You & Your Brain: A Collaboration of HealthyWomen, Prevention & Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement at Cleveland ClinicA message from Maria Shriver Have you ever had a gut feeling about a decision? Or felt sick to your stomach over bad news? Experts say that’s because the gut is nearly as powerful a force as the brain, affecting your physical and mental health. Join moderator Joan Lunden and leading experts in brain health…
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It’s Long Past Time to Invest in Women’s Health
Read More: It’s Long Past Time to Invest in Women’s HealthThough women make up half the adult population, research into women’s health is disproportionately low. Of the nearly $42 billion the National Institutes of Health (NIH) spends on medical research each year, only approximately $5 billion of that funding is directed specifically at women’s health. Unequal allocation of research dollars is not only a matter…
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Keep Your Brain Healthy at Every Age
Read More: Keep Your Brain Healthy at Every AgeMedically reviewed by Rudy Tanzi, Ph.D. In honor of Women’s Health Month, we’re exploring the importance of brain health for women of all ages. Join HealthyWomen’s CEO Beth Battaglino and Dr. Gayatri Devi of Park Avenue Neurology for a Q&A on all things related to brain health on Instagram Live today at 11:45 am EDT.…
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Dementia Patients Are at Greater Risk for Covid-19, Particularly African Americans and People With Vascular Dementia
Read More: Dementia Patients Are at Greater Risk for Covid-19, Particularly African Americans and People With Vascular DementiaBy Michael S. Jaffee, University of Florida and Steven DeKosky, University of Florida New research is shedding light on how dementia can increase people’s risk for developing COVID-19, particularly among two groups: African Americans and people with vascular dementia. The headline findings of a recent study revealed that dementia patients overall face twice the risk…
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15 (More) Minutes With Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Read More: 15 (More) Minutes With Dr. Sanjay GuptaDr. Sanjay Gupta recently took time out from his hectic schedule to speak with HealthyWomen’s editor-in-chief, Jaimie Seaton. An award-winning journalist, CNN’s chief medical correspondent, professor of neurosurgery and practicing neurosurgeon, Dr. Gupta discussed his new book, “Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age” with Seaton. The book explains the connection between the…
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15 Minutes With Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Read More: 15 Minutes With Dr. Sanjay GuptaDr. Sanjay Gupta recently took time out from his hectic schedule to speak with HealthyWomen’s editor-in-chief, Jaimie Seaton. An award-winning journalist, CNN’s chief medical correspondent, professor of neurosurgery and practicing neurosurgeon, Dr. Gupta discussed his new book, “ Does Forgetting a Name or Word Mean That I Have Dementia? Racism Linked To Cognitive Decline in…
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Alzheimer’s Disease Is Devastating. It May Help To Remember That You’re Not Alone.
Read More: Alzheimer’s Disease Is Devastating. It May Help To Remember That You’re Not Alone.Just the other day, I received a late-night call from a girlfriend who’s caring for her mother who has Alzheimer’s disease. She shared the heart-wrenching news that her mom no longer recognizes her. It’s no secret that an Alzheimer’s diagnosis is life-altering: Alzheimer’s disease, a type of dementia, is a progressive neurologic disorder that causes…
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The Personal and Financial Toll Alzheimer’s Takes on Women of Color
Read More: The Personal and Financial Toll Alzheimer’s Takes on Women of ColorWhen Stephanie Monroe began her advocacy work on Capitol Hill to fight Alzheimer’s disease, she had no idea of the upheaval her own family would face when an Alzheimer’s diagnosis hit home years later. To care for her father, who has Alzheimer’s, Monroe and her siblings pay $4,600 a month for their parents to live…
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Retiring Early Can Be Bad For the Brain
Read More: Retiring Early Can Be Bad For the BrainBy Plamen Nikolov, Binghamton University, State University of New York The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea People who retire early suffer from accelerated cognitive decline and may even encounter early onset of dementia, according to a new economic study I conducted with my doctoral student Alan Adelman.…
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Does Forgetting a Name or Word Mean That I Have Dementia?
Read More: Does Forgetting a Name or Word Mean That I Have Dementia?By Laurie Archbald-Pannone, University of Virginia The number of cases of dementia in the U.S. is rising as baby boomers age, raising questions for boomers themselves and also for their families, caregivers and society. Dementia, which is not technically a disease but a term for impaired ability to think, remember or make decisions, is one…
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Racism Linked To Cognitive Decline in African American Women
Read More: Racism Linked To Cognitive Decline in African American WomenLynn Rosenberg, Boston University; Patricia Coogan, Boston University, and Yvette Cozier, Boston University, The Conversation African Americans have higher rates of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease than white Americans. Chronic stress, associated with cognitive impairment and reduced volume in the brain’s memory area, could be a culprit. But racism may be one of the ultimate causes.…
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Alzheimer’s Caregiving Is a Labor of Love
Read More: Alzheimer’s Caregiving Is a Labor of LoveFor Doris Woodward, it started with small things: forgetting her keys and locking herself out of the apartment. Her daughter Loretta Woodward Veney noticed but wasn’t alarmed. All the women in her family lived to a ripe old age, and her mother was only 77. Then one day in 2006, Woodward missed her all-time favorite…