LiveScience.com | Landmark Alzheimer's Study Pinpoints Protein That Protects Aging Brain Huffington Post "Our work raises the possibility that the abnormal protein aggregates associated with Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases may not be sufficient to cause dementia; you may also need a failure of the brain's stress response system," said ... Protein May Hold the Key to Who Gets Alzheimer's Alzheimer's May Be Thwarted by Renewal of Fetal-Brain Protein Alzheimer's Hits Women Hardest, Report Finds |
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Sleep Deprivation Could Speed Up The Onset Of Alzheimer’s – Huffington Post
Temple University News | Sleep Deprivation Could Speed Up The Onset Of Alzheimer's Huffington Post Researchers at Temple University's School of Medicine believe chronic sleep disturbances could speed up the onset of dementias and Alzheimer's disease in older adults. Chronic sleep disturbances can be caused by factors like insomnia, overnight work ... People who experience chronic sleep disturbance could face earlier onset of ... Chronic sleep disturbance might trigger onset of Alzheimer's Mice Study Links Sleep Problems to Alzheimer's |
Healthy diets decrease risk for dementia, Alzheimer’s disease – Lodi News-Sentinel
Healthy diets decrease risk for dementia, Alzheimer's disease Lodi News-Sentinel I recently attended a seminar on dementia and Alzheimer's disease, which I know with the prevalence seeming to grow concerns most of us. Studies show that lifestyle, not genes, account for about 70 percent of the predictors of who will live ... |
Mice Study Links Sleep Problems to Alzheimer’s – PsychCentral.com
PsychCentral.com | Mice Study Links Sleep Problems to Alzheimer's PsychCentral.com D. on March 19, 2014. Mice Study Links Sleep Problems to Alzheimer's Emerging research suggests chronic sleep problems could lead to an earlier onset of dementia and Alzheimer's. Sleep problems are often a result of work, insomnia, or a myriad of other ... Disturbed sleep linked to Alzheimer`s onset Chronic sleep disturbance could trigger onset of Alzheimer's Chronic Sleep Disturbance is an Environmental Risk Factor for Alzheimer's ... |
Alzheimer’s Hits Women Hardest, Report Finds – NBCNews.com
NPR (blog) | Alzheimer's Hits Women Hardest, Report Finds NBCNews.com The report finds that 20 percent of women cut their working hours from full-time to part-time while caring for someone with Alzheimer's, while just 3 percent of men did. Federal survey data show that 65 percent of caregivers for patients with dementia ... Alzheimer's Diagnosis Expanding To Catch Early Warning Signs Alzheimer's takes heavy toll on women |
Chiropractic
Many people are guilty of the misconception that chiropractic is about bones (and the snapping or cracking of bones). Certainly bones and joints are manipulated and adjusted, but the true value of chiropractic is in strengthening roadways for nerves (it’s just that the skeletal system is what carries those nerves). The spinal column is the main highway for nerves, which is why the network is called the central nervous system (CNS), which is basically the brain and spinal cord. It’s like the tree trunk, and all the branches and roots are the nerves that literally “branch out” to the tips of our fingers and toes.
When years of bad posture or unnatural strain or acute injury damage this spinal column, it interferes with the nervous system’s ability to communicate with itself. This means the brain is disconnected from the rest of the body in its efforts to identify and correct problems. This also means the brain is not operating at its full capacity because it cannot gather all the details from the rest of the body the way it was meant to collect and process information. When the brain is cut off like this, it’s only a matter of time before operating at less-than-full capacity leads to dementia (which is also a form of operating at incomplete capabilities).
Choosing a chiropractor can be a tricky situation. Certainly the idea of having the neck snapped is a scary thought. There are also different schools of chiropractic with different training techniques and emphasis. If choosing a chiropractor to prevent dementia, ask a lot of questions up front about their specialty and health focus. Look for someone with a gentle approach; someone with an aggressive approach may do more harm than good.