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Expert Commentary: Steven Park, M.D. 3/9/2010

We know a lot about the molecular and biochemical processes that occur with Alzheimer's Disease. Autopsy studies show amyloid plaque deposition and neurofibrilary tangles. About 5% are hereditary, and the rest are spontaneous. There are different types of dementia, of which vascular dementia is the largest component. We also know that patients with atherosclerotic risk factors and history of stroke have the highest risk for AD. ( Read more about Expert Commentary: Steven Park, M.D. 3/9/2010)

Sleep Loss And Alzheimer's Linked

Chronic sleep deprivation demonstrated in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease makes brain plaques appear earlier and more often, according to a Washington University School of Medicine report published in Science Express. The researchers involved also found that orexin, a protein that helps regulate the sleep cycle, appears to be directly involved in the increase.
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Ice Cream's Effect On The Brain

Your brain may be to blame for interfering with your best efforts to stop indulging in scoop after scoop of ice cream or even that extra burger. Research appearing in The Journal of Clinical Investigation suggests that fat from certain foods we eat goes directly to our brain before it targets our stomach or thighs. These fat molecules cause the brain to send messages to the body's cells, telling them to ignore appetite-suppressing signals from leptin and insulin - hormones responsible for weight regulation.
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Fruits and Vegetables Linked to Positive Cognitive Performance

Researchers in Germany examined the links between fruit and vegetable consumption, plasma micronutrient status and cognitive performance in health subjects aged 45-105 years. Published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, the results indicated higher cognitive performance in individuals with a high daily intake of fruits and vegetables.
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Why a Cognitive Workout is Important to Brain Health

According to Shlomo Breznitz, former professor of psychology, and president of University of Haifa, Israel - as we age, the choices we make about diet, exercise, and sleep can impact our brain's health over time. Some of these choices not only keep our brain functioning, but can also reduce the debilitating impact of Alzheimer's. ( Read more about Why a Cognitive Workout is Important to Brain Health)

Natural Therapies for the Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease

A recent study at Columbia University published in The Journal of American Medicine reported that diet and exercise may dramatically reduce the risk of Alzheimer's Disease. Several healthcare practitioners interviewed by Empowered Health News hailed the news supporting that natural and healthy living makes a difference in the prognosis of this disease. ( Read more about Natural Therapies for the Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease)

Diet and Exercise May Be Keys to Avoiding Alzheimer's Disease

Seniors who follow a Mediterranean diet and get regular exercise have less than half the chance of falling victim to Alzheimer disease (AD), according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA. The study was the first to correlate the combined effects of diet and exercise and the risk of Alzheimers. The study was led by Nikalaos Scarmeas, MD, of Columbia University Medical Center, New York. ( Read more about Diet and Exercise May Be Keys to Avoiding Alzheimer's Disease)

Expert Commentary: Brandon Colby, MD, M.B.A. 9/15/2009

The recent JAMA study proves, yet again, that what is good for the heart is good for the head. Both a Mediterranean-type diet (high in vegetables, fruit, fish, unrefined cereals, and olive oil, moderate consumption of red wine (1-2 glasses per day) and low consumption of fat, refined sugar products, and red meat), and physical exercise are very beneficial for heart health and brain health because it promotes healthy blood vessels. ( Read more about Expert Commentary: Brandon Colby, MD, M.B.A. 9/15/2009)

Caffeine Found to Reverse Alzheimers' In Mice

Giving the caffeine equivalent of five cups of coffee a day to aged mice with symptoms of Alzheimer's reversed two signs of the disease: it reversed memory impairment and reduced the hallmark protein (beta-amyloid) in the animals' blood and brains, according to recent research. The research was the work of scientists from the Florida Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) at the University of South Florida and colleagues from other research centers in the US. ( Read more about Caffeine Found to Reverse Alzheimers' In Mice)

"Mind-Reading" MRI Lets Scientists Examine Spatial Memory

An MRI machine that measures blood flow in the brain shows how spatial memories are recorded in the hippocampus, allowing scientists to "read" a person's mind and find where he is by what part of that brain area is energized, a recent study showed. ( Read more about "Mind-Reading" MRI Lets Scientists Examine Spatial Memory)