Many terms describe a person’s lapse in clear thinking – from brain fog and senior moment, to dementia and Alzheimer’s. What follows are descriptions of these terms, as well as proven tips to help make your brain healthier now, while also preventing cognitive decline in the future. I’...
and it’s a far cry from some of the free anger “tests” you may encounter on the internet. It may even appear different from some other mental health tests commonly administered in clinical settings, such as a memory test for a person demonstrating symptoms of dementia. ...
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To mitigate the impact on your sleep schedule, prioritize getting back on track as soon as possible, said Joseph. Some strategies include shifting to an earlier bedtime, spending time outdoors during daylight hours to help regulate your circadian rhythm, and establishing a consistent sleep rout...
If you have communication difficulties, speech impairment or find it hard to express yourself with a mask on, especially if you are non-verbal, a mask would be difficult. This could also be the case if you have a mental health condition or invisible disability, such as dementia, post-trauma...
Sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association of America, the Teen Alzheimer’s Awareness College Scholarship is open to US high school seniors who create a short video or write an essay of up to 1,500 words describing the impact that Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia-related illnesse...
Background: In the rapidly shifting Canadian climate, an ageing population, and increased migration, a greater understanding of how local climate and air pollution hazards impact older adults and immigrant populations will be necessary for mitigating and adapting to adverse health impacts. Objectives: ...
The same decisional framework is also used by Hoey and collaborators in another operational context [120], in which the system explores video inputs and proposes an assistance for people with dementia, such as (i) verbal or visual prompts or (ii) through the enlistment of a human caregiver’...
Dementia is a decline in thinking, memory, and reasoning. Though common in older people, dementia isn’t a normal part of the aging process and occurs from changes in the structure orfunction of the brain. So, how does diet affect the brain? “The Mediterranean diet appears to protect agai...
Discovered more than a century ago, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is not only still present in our societies but has also become the most common dementia, with 50 million people worldwide affected by the disease. This number is expected to double in the next generation, and no cure is currentl...