Source: http://sharpbrains.com/blog/2016/04/13/on-ethical-placebos-medicine-and-mind-body-interactions-a-book-review/
When I was 10 years old, I hated doing the dishes. In an attempt to talk my parents out of making me do this hated chore, I pretended to be ill by hanging my head, sighing, sniffling, and walking lethargically to my bedroom, all to no avail—I still had to do those dishes.
But, the next day, I woke up with the flu —a 104-degree fever and stomach pains to match. Boy, were my parents surprised! And, so was I. But, how many of us have had similar experiences, where our minds seemed to somehow impact our bodies in weird, unexplainable ways? How many of u…
Source: http://sharpbrains.com/blog/2016/04/13/on-ethical-placebos-medicine-and-mind-body-interactions-a-book-review/
When I was 10 years old, I hated doing the dishes. In an attempt to talk my parents out of making me do this hated chore, I pretended to be ill by hanging my head, sighing, sniffling, and walking lethargically to my bedroom, all to no avail—I still had to do those dishes.
But, the next day, I woke up with the flu —a 104-degree fever and stomach pains to match. Boy, were my parents surprised! And, so was I. But, how many of us have had similar experiences, where our minds seemed to somehow impact our bodies in weird, unexplainable ways? How many of u…
Source: http://sharpbrains.com/blog/2016/04/14/footballers-add-novelty-variety-and-challenge-to-sharpen-cognitive-and-perceptual-skills/
Can brain training make better footballers? (The Guardian):
“It sounds like a game designed for toddlers – throwing and catching a ball to encourage talking – but, according to coaches at Southampton FC, brain-training technique Life Kinetik is the latest weapon in the war to stop modern life ruining the beautiful game…
Horst Lutz, the German founder of Life Kinetik, says the technique is about more than forcing friendliness. It aims to make the brain sharper through exercises that test physical, cognitive and perceptual skills. In one exercise, participants must throw their partner a ball and, at the same time, shout out whic…
Source: http://sharpbrains.com/blog/2016/04/14/footballers-add-novelty-variety-and-challenge-to-sharpen-cognitive-and-perceptual-skills/
Can brain training make better footballers? (The Guardian):
“It sounds like a game designed for toddlers – throwing and catching a ball to encourage talking – but, according to coaches at Southampton FC, brain-training technique Life Kinetik is the latest weapon in the war to stop modern life ruining the beautiful game…
Horst Lutz, the German founder of Life Kinetik, says the technique is about more than forcing friendliness. It aims to make the brain sharper through exercises that test physical, cognitive and perceptual skills. In one exercise, participants must throw their partner a ball and, at the same time, shout out whic…
Source: http://womensbrainhealth.org/think-outside-the-box/gene-responsible-for-stroke-may-have-been-discovered
by Gordon Hunt for Silicon Republic: FOXF2. That’s the name of the gene that Boston researchers believe is the cause of two of humanity’s most common neurological conditions – stroke and dementia. Small vessel disease on the brain can cause strokes, and……
Source: http://womensbrainhealth.org/think-outside-the-box/gene-responsible-for-stroke-may-have-been-discovered
by Gordon Hunt for Silicon Republic: FOXF2. That’s the name of the gene that Boston researchers believe is the cause of two of humanity’s most common neurological conditions – stroke and dementia. Small vessel disease on the brain can cause strokes, and……
Source: http://womensbrainhealth.org/think-about-it/nsulin-resistance-may-link-alzheimers-diabetes
by Neuroscience News: Several epidemiological studies support the hypothesis that diabetes increases a person’s risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease. However, new research from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai published in the journal Alzheimer’s and Dementia suggests the……
Source: http://womensbrainhealth.org/think-about-it/nsulin-resistance-may-link-alzheimers-diabetes
by Neuroscience News: Several epidemiological studies support the hypothesis that diabetes increases a person’s risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease. However, new research from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai published in the journal Alzheimer’s and Dementia suggests the……
Source: http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/healthy-moments/Pages/archive.aspx#hm380
Dr. Katz joins Dr. Rodgers to talk about osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis….
Source: http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/healthy-moments/Pages/archive.aspx#hm380
Dr. Katz joins Dr. Rodgers to talk about osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis….
Source: http://www.aarp.org/health/medicare-insurance/info-04-2011/medicare-starter-guide.html
Get your head around Medicare info with this guide to what you most need to know….
Source: http://www.aarp.org/health/medicare-insurance/info-04-2011/medicare-starter-guide.html
Get your head around Medicare info with this guide to what you most need to know….
Source: http://brainblogger.com/2016/04/12/dementia-and-proton-pump-inhibitors-cause-and-effect-or-no-cause-for-concern/
Many older adults take proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) to treat gastrointestinal diseases. And, many older adults have dementia. Recently, a study in JAMA Neurology linked these two common features of the elderly, but questions remain about the validity of the results and about the real risk of PPI use.
The authors of the current study examined eight years of German data and evaluated associations between PPI use and new diagnoses of dementia. They report that the nearly 3,000 people who were older than 75 and regularly used PPIs had a significantly increased risk of developing dementia compared to people who did not regularly use PPIs. (The same group published a similar report of a longitudinal multicenter study in the European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience; both studies reported an approximately 1.4-fold increased risk of deve…
Source: http://brainblogger.com/2016/04/12/dementia-and-proton-pump-inhibitors-cause-and-effect-or-no-cause-for-concern/
Many older adults take proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) to treat gastrointestinal diseases. And, many older adults have dementia. Recently, a study in JAMA Neurology linked these two common features of the elderly, but questions remain about the validity of the results and about the real risk of PPI use.
The authors of the current study examined eight years of German data and evaluated associations between PPI use and new diagnoses of dementia. They report that the nearly 3,000 people who were older than 75 and regularly used PPIs had a significantly increased risk of developing dementia compared to people who did not regularly use PPIs. (The same group published a similar report of a longitudinal multicenter study in the European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience; both studies reported an approximately 1.4-fold increased risk of deve…
Source: http://www.nia.nih.gov/research/blog/2015/10/challenges-new-opportunities-delirium-research
In May 2015, the NIA released RFA-16-009, “Collaborative Networks to Advance Delirium Research.” In this post, Dr. Susan Zieman from the NIA Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology and I want to let you know that this is an important area for research, as we seek to address key questions for this difficult and frightening issue for patients and families….
Source: http://www.nia.nih.gov/research/blog/2015/10/challenges-new-opportunities-delirium-research
In May 2015, the NIA released RFA-16-009, “Collaborative Networks to Advance Delirium Research.” In this post, Dr. Susan Zieman from the NIA Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology and I want to let you know that this is an important area for research, as we seek to address key questions for this difficult and frightening issue for patients and families….
Source: http://www.nia.nih.gov/research/blog/2015/10/nih-toolboxr-setting-standard-biomedical-research
Imagine having access to more than 100 measures that can be used as a common currency across diverse study designs and settings. And, imagine being able to access this system through a tablet computer. You don’t have to imagine all this, because it exists and is available in the NIH Toolbox®….
Source: http://www.nia.nih.gov/research/blog/2015/10/nih-toolboxr-setting-standard-biomedical-research
Imagine having access to more than 100 measures that can be used as a common currency across diverse study designs and settings. And, imagine being able to access this system through a tablet computer. You don’t have to imagine all this, because it exists and is available in the NIH Toolbox®….