Dorian Martin
Learning and Using A New Language Benefits Brain and Slows Alzheimer’s Disease
When I was a teenager, my parents took me to a company that does aptitude testing to help me in thinking about a professional career. The tests covered everything from manual dexterity to spatial understanding. I really struggled on one test involving memorizing and associating nonsensical words; it turned out that test gauged one’s aptitude for picking up a foreign language. I remember during the debriefing session at the end of all testing More >
Caregivers Need to Realize That Asking Friends for Help Is a Sign of Love Instead of a Burden
Dad brought a recent newspaper column to my attention. In it, a gentleman wrote that he was caregiving for his wife, who has dementia. He said he wasn’t good at asking people to help him with caregiving duties, but instead wanted people to volunteer when their schedules permitted. I understand that this gentleman did not want to be “a burden” to his friends, but I also think he is not being realistic. Let me explain.
I have More >
PAINAD Scale Can Help Caregivers Identify Pain in Loved Ones with Advanced Dementia
After watching Mom’s last days at the nursing home when she was uncommunicative, I often have wondered how caregivers would realize that a loved one who is at the end stages of Alzheimer’s was in pain. That’s where the Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia (PAINAD) scale can be of use.
According to Lippincott’s Nursing Center.com, this scale is a behavior-observation tool for use with people who have More >
Study Links Traffic Pollution to Brain Inflammation and Alzheimer’s Disease
From 1996 to 2000, my parents lived in a home in Austin, Texas that was next to one of the busiest highways in the United States – Interstate 35. That corridor is an important conduit for commerce between the U.S. and Mexico, and needless to say, big trucks and other vehicles are constantly navigating that road at all times of the day and night. And early morning and afternoon rush hours continued to increase, especially as people moved into More >
Study Links Traffic Pollution to Brain Inflammation and Alzheimer’s Disease
From 1996 to 2000, my parents lived in a home in Austin, Texas that was next to one of the busiest highways in the United States – Interstate 35. That corridor is an important conduit for commerce between the U.S. and Mexico, and needless to say, big trucks and other vehicles are constantly navigating that road at all times of the day and night. And early morning and afternoon rush hours continued to increase, especially as people moved into More >
Study Links Traffic Pollution to Brain Inflammation and Alzheimer’s Disease
From 1996 to 2000, my parents lived in a home in Austin, Texas that was next to one of the busiest highways in the United States – Interstate 35. That corridor is an important conduit for commerce between the U.S. and Mexico, and needless to say, big trucks and other vehicles are constantly navigating that road at all times of the day and night. And early morning and afternoon rush hours continued to increase, especially as people moved into More >
Study Links Traffic Pollution to Brain Inflammation and Alzheimer’s Disease
From 1996 to 2000, my parents lived in a home in Austin, Texas that was next to one of the busiest highways in the United States – Interstate 35. That corridor is an important conduit for commerce between the U.S. and Mexico, and needless to say, big trucks and other vehicles are constantly navigating that road at all times of the day and night. And early morning and afternoon rush hours continued to increase, especially as people moved into More >
Study Links Traffic Pollution to Brain Inflammation and Alzheimer’s Disease
From 1996 to 2000, my parents lived in a home in Austin, Texas that was next to one of the busiest highways in the United States – Interstate 35. That corridor is an important conduit for commerce between the U.S. and Mexico, and needless to say, big trucks and other vehicles are constantly navigating that road at all times of the day and night. And early morning and afternoon rush hours continued to increase, especially as people moved into More >
Study Links Traffic Pollution to Brain Inflammation and Alzheimer’s Disease
From 1996 to 2000, my parents lived in a home in Austin, Texas that was next to one of the busiest highways in the United States – Interstate 35. That corridor is an important conduit for commerce between the U.S. and Mexico, and needless to say, big trucks and other vehicles are constantly navigating that road at all times of the day and night. And early morning and afternoon rush hours continued to increase, especially as people moved into More >
Study Links Traffic Pollution to Brain Inflammation and Alzheimer’s Disease
From 1996 to 2000, my parents lived in a home in Austin, Texas that was next to one of the busiest highways in the United States – Interstate 35. That corridor is an important conduit for commerce between the U.S. and Mexico, and needless to say, big trucks and other vehicles are constantly navigating that road at all times of the day and night. And early morning and afternoon rush hours continued to increase, especially as people moved into More >
Study Links Traffic Pollution to Brain Inflammation and Alzheimer’s Disease
From 1996 to 2000, my parents lived in a home in Austin, Texas that was next to one of the busiest highways in the United States – Interstate 35. That corridor is an important conduit for commerce between the U.S. and Mexico, and needless to say, big trucks and other vehicles are constantly navigating that road at all times of the day and night. And early morning and afternoon rush hours continued to increase, especially as people moved into More >
Study Links Traffic Pollution to Brain Inflammation and Alzheimer’s Disease
From 1996 to 2000, my parents lived in a home in Austin, Texas that was next to one of the busiest highways in the United States – Interstate 35. That corridor is an important conduit for commerce between the U.S. and Mexico, and needless to say, big trucks and other vehicles are constantly navigating that road at all times of the day and night. And early morning and afternoon rush hours continued to increase, especially as people moved into More >
Study Links Traffic Pollution to Brain Inflammation and Alzheimer’s Disease
From 1996 to 2000, my parents lived in a home in Austin, Texas that was next to one of the busiest highways in the United States – Interstate 35. That corridor is an important conduit for commerce between the U.S. and Mexico, and needless to say, big trucks and other vehicles are constantly navigating that road at all times of the day and night. And early morning and afternoon rush hours continued to increase, especially as people moved into More >
Study Links Traffic Pollution to Brain Inflammation and Alzheimer’s Disease
From 1996 to 2000, my parents lived in a home in Austin, Texas that was next to one of the busiest highways in the United States – Interstate 35. That corridor is an important conduit for commerce between the U.S. and Mexico, and needless to say, big trucks and other vehicles are constantly navigating that road at all times of the day and night. And early morning and afternoon rush hours continued to increase, especially as people moved into More >
Study Links Traffic Pollution to Brain Inflammation and Alzheimer’s Disease
From 1996 to 2000, my parents lived in a home in Austin, Texas that was next to one of the busiest highways in the United States – Interstate 35. That corridor is an important conduit for commerce between the U.S. and Mexico, and needless to say, big trucks and other vehicles are constantly navigating that road at all times of the day and night. And early morning and afternoon rush hours continued to increase, especially as people moved into More >
Study Links Traffic Pollution to Brain Inflammation and Alzheimer’s Disease
From 1996 to 2000, my parents lived in a home in Austin, Texas that was next to one of the busiest highways in the United States – Interstate 35. That corridor is an important conduit for commerce between the U.S. and Mexico, and needless to say, big trucks and other vehicles are constantly navigating that road at all times of the day and night. And early morning and afternoon rush hours continued to increase, especially as people moved into More >
Study Links Traffic Pollution to Brain Inflammation and Alzheimer’s Disease
From 1996 to 2000, my parents lived in a home in Austin, Texas that was next to one of the busiest highways in the United States – Interstate 35. That corridor is an important conduit for commerce between the U.S. and Mexico, and needless to say, big trucks and other vehicles are constantly navigating that road at all times of the day and night. And early morning and afternoon rush hours continued to increase, especially as people moved into More >
Study Links Traffic Pollution to Brain Inflammation and Alzheimer’s Disease
From 1996 to 2000, my parents lived in a home in Austin, Texas that was next to one of the busiest highways in the United States – Interstate 35. That corridor is an important conduit for commerce between the U.S. and Mexico, and needless to say, big trucks and other vehicles are constantly navigating that road at all times of the day and night. And early morning and afternoon rush hours continued to increase, especially as people moved into More >
Study Links Traffic Pollution to Brain Inflammation and Alzheimer’s Disease
From 1996 to 2000, my parents lived in a home in Austin, Texas that was next to one of the busiest highways in the United States – Interstate 35. That corridor is an important conduit for commerce between the U.S. and Mexico, and needless to say, big trucks and other vehicles are constantly navigating that road at all times of the day and night. And early morning and afternoon rush hours continued to increase, especially as people moved into More >
Study Links Traffic Pollution to Brain Inflammation and Alzheimer’s Disease
From 1996 to 2000, my parents lived in a home in Austin, Texas that was next to one of the busiest highways in the United States – Interstate 35. That corridor is an important conduit for commerce between the U.S. and Mexico, and needless to say, big trucks and other vehicles are constantly navigating that road at all times of the day and night. And early morning and afternoon rush hours continued to increase, especially as people moved into More >
Study Links Traffic Pollution to Brain Inflammation and Alzheimer’s Disease
From 1996 to 2000, my parents lived in a home in Austin, Texas that was next to one of the busiest highways in the United States – Interstate 35. That corridor is an important conduit for commerce between the U.S. and Mexico, and needless to say, big trucks and other vehicles are constantly navigating that road at all times of the day and night. And early morning and afternoon rush hours continued to increase, especially as people moved into More >
Study Links Traffic Pollution to Brain Inflammation and Alzheimer’s Disease
From 1996 to 2000, my parents lived in a home in Austin, Texas that was next to one of the busiest highways in the United States – Interstate 35. That corridor is an important conduit for commerce between the U.S. and Mexico, and needless to say, big trucks and other vehicles are constantly navigating that road at all times of the day and night. And early morning and afternoon rush hours continued to increase, especially as people moved into More >
Study Links Traffic Pollution to Brain Inflammation and Alzheimer’s Disease
From 1996 to 2000, my parents lived in a home in Austin, Texas that was next to one of the busiest highways in the United States – Interstate 35. That corridor is an important conduit for commerce between the U.S. and Mexico, and needless to say, big trucks and other vehicles are constantly navigating that road at all times of the day and night. And early morning and afternoon rush hours continued to increase, especially as people moved into More >
Study Links Traffic Pollution to Brain Inflammation and Alzheimer’s Disease
From 1996 to 2000, my parents lived in a home in Austin, Texas that was next to one of the busiest highways in the United States – Interstate 35. That corridor is an important conduit for commerce between the U.S. and Mexico, and needless to say, big trucks and other vehicles are constantly navigating that road at all times of the day and night. And early morning and afternoon rush hours continued to increase, especially as people moved into More >