Will doing crossword puzzles prevent memory loss as we age? Does exercise delay or prevent Alzheimer’s disease? Will adding fish oil to a diet help keep our brains healthy as we age? NIH recently convened a conference to answer these and other questions. The conclusion? Research so far has offered good leads about preventing...
Effects of Exercise and Rivastigmine on Quality of Life of Alzheimer’s Disease Patients This study is currently recruiting participants. Purpose The purpose of this study is to determine whether a exercise program when combined with rivastigmine (Exelon patch) drug treatment compared with rivastigmine drug treatment alone would improve quality of life, ability to...
Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disease. It starts with mild memory problems and ends with severe brain damage. In most affected people, symptoms first appear after age 60. Research suggests that Alzheimer’s disease is up to 80% heritable, but until recently only one gene, known as APOE, had been linked to disease...
Sometimes, you walk into a room and forget why you’re there, or you forgot where you put your keys. Occasional forgetfulness is a normal part of life that becomes more common as we grow older. In most cases, it’s no cause for alarm. Forgetting where you left the car keys is one thing; forgetting...