Tag Archives: cognitive problems

Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitive Decline

September 20, 2010 – 4:15 pm

A response to The New York Times article, “Years Later, No Magic Bullet Against Alzheimer’s Disease”, dated Aug 28, 2010 based on the NIH Report “Preventing Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive decline” from Dr. Peter Magaro. In late spring 2010, the National Institute for Health (NIH) produced a review of research on Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and [...]

By Dr. Peter Magaro | Posted in Alzheimers, Brain Decline, Brain Research, Brain Training Science, Cognitive Neuroscience, cognitive remediation, Cognitive Training, dementia, Health & Wellness, Memory Screening, Memory Training, Mental Health, mild cognitive impairment, Mind Fitness | Also tagged , , , , , , , , Memory Screening, , | Comments (0)

Vitamin D and Cognitive Health

July 2, 2010 – 5:12 pm

This week Dr. Katherine Tucker of the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging published a report in the Journals of Gerontology which makes the claim that elderly individuals may be able to help sustain their cognitive function by maintaining sufficient levels of vitamin D. The study (Vitamin D Is Associated with Cognitive [...]

By Dr. Bernard Croisile | Posted in brain food, Brain health, Cognitive Neuroscience, Health & Wellness, Nutrition, Seniors | Also tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Living Life Purposefully Might Ward Off Alzheimer’s

March 12, 2010 – 7:13 pm

A new study published in this month’s issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry uncovers that people who say their lives have a purpose are less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease or its precursor, mild cognitive impairment. The study was designed to test whether a positive attitude and purposeful life has a positive effect on [...]

By Michael Rucker | Posted in Alzheimers, Brain Research, Cognitive Impairment, mild cognitive impairment, Seniors | Also tagged , , , | Comments (3)

Progressing from MCI to Alzheimer’s Disease

February 5, 2010 – 2:13 pm

It’s long been known by the medical and scientific community that not all people with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) will go on to develop Alzheimer’s Disease. We do know, however, that MCI is typically a precursor to all Alzheimer’s Disease cases.  For patients with MCI, predicting their likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s Disease can be a [...]

By Sandrine Belier Ph.D. | Posted in Alzheimers, Brain Research, Cognitive Impairment, mild cognitive impairment | Also tagged , , | Comments (0)

Better tools for Cognitive Remediation Programs

June 19, 2009 – 2:54 pm

The 5th annual Games for Health Conference was held in Boston.  It was co-sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, from whom HAPPYneuron was a proud award recipient last year. I presented about enabling better tools for professionally guided Cognitive Remediation programs. The slides can be found here…..

By Laura Fay | Posted in Brain Decline, Cognitive Impairment, cognitive remediation, Health & Wellness, Mental Health, mild cognitive impairment, plasticity | Also tagged , , , , , Cognitive Rehabilitation, cognitive remediation, | Comments (0)

Memory Loss explained..

April 21, 2009 – 7:41 pm

There are many memory disorders and it can be difficult to understand the differences. I am asked the question all the time “What are the different type of memory loss?” Let me offer a very brief summary here….. Normal memory loss: Everybody’s brain ages. As the connections and chemicals in the brain alter with time, [...]

By Dr. Bernard Croisile | Posted in Alzheimers, Brain Decline, Brain Fitness Websites, Brain health, Health & Wellness, Memory, Memory Training | Also tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (2)