Better Breathing, Better, Sleep, Better Memory It’s been known for a long time that severe sleep apnea provokes memory problems. But what about not so severe apnea? A group at NYU decided to find out. What Did They Do? Repurposed an old study. A cohort population study looking over time at changes in neuroimaging and […]
Smelling Dementia?
Odor and the Brain Can a few sniffs separate those who become demented from those who do not? Some researchers think so. The reasons why can tell you a lot about how your brain and body work – and ways to get them to work better. What Was Found? It’s been known for a […]
Bugs in the Brain (8/25/13)
Gums Want to avoid cardiovascular disease? One way is to keep your gums healthy. Teeth gnash, bite, rip and shred the foodstuffs that let us live. And the gums that support them are necessary to keep the critters in those foods from making us sick. But gums also become ill. About 30% of adults have […]
Alzheimer’s – An Information Processing Illness (2/27/13)
The Deficient Disease Model The human body degenerates like a rusting machine. The parts just get older, break down, fall away. Believe this story? If you do, you’ll increase your risk of Alzheimer’s and many major illnesses – for that’s not how the body works. Machines fall apart. Cars rust. Machines degenerate. Bodies regenerate. […]
The quick and the dead (2/24/12)
Walk, Don’t Stroll The term “the quick and the dead” – the difference between those still on the earth and those who have left – may derive from the sixteenth century Book of Common Prayer. It’s sentiments still holds true. Humans have evolved to walk. We walk across mountains, deserts, high plains and shopping malls. […]
