The new guidelines released by the National Institute on Aging/Alzheimer’s Association cover three distinct stages of Alzheimer’s disease. The first two stages are mainly useful for research purposes, while the last stage is most relevant for doctors and patients. The...
In Toronto today, experts at the first Women’s Brain Health Academic Symposium will explore why women are twice as likely as men to develop Alzheimer’s disease. While researchers are speculating that a drop in oestrogen levels after menopause may be a factor, it may...
Treating dementia within a cultural context is a small shift that is growing in importance, particularly in native communities across Canada. In Rebecca Lindell’s article, “First Nation taking a cultural slant on treating dementia”, she highlights...
According to Lucy Jo Palladino, author of Find Your Focus Zone, “The dangers of the digital age include incessant work demands, high stress, feeling rushed, no time for intimacy, lost family time – the problems we see every day. But the most overlooked danger of...
Gabrielle Giffords, the U.S. Congresswoman who survived the bullet through her brain is making a remarkable recovery. She made the news today with a story about the use of music in aiding her recovery. Since music and rhythm work across all parts of the brain, the...
How to Learn Any Language by Barry Farber is an engaging, entertaining and most importantly effective approach to learning any language. He outlines four simple concepts that can have you speaking, reading, writing and enjoying any foreign language fairly quickly. For...
