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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 >
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 >
“Understanding Well-being in the Oldest Old” highlights culture change in eldercare
Decades ago, few people lived to be 85 years old, or older. However, now, the fastest growing segment of our population is a group of people often referred to by professionals as the “very old.” The definition of “the very old” or the “oldest old” is people aged 85 and above, many of whom live in care facilities.
These aged people have largely been ignored by many as a group that is too old to really live. In many cases, apart from groups More >
Information essential to make an informed decision about tube feeding of dementia patients
One of the most agonizing decisions families might face can be whether or not to request or approve of a feeding tube for a loved one who is near death. Are we “playing God” by denying tube feeding to our dying loved one as long as he or she can be kept comfortable, or are we “playing God” by requesting tube feeding, with or without medical agreement?
If the dying person left plain instructions about end-of-life medical care, 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 >