Recent scientific advancements have shown that a lesser-known compound from the cannabis plant, cannabinol (CBN), may hold promise for treating neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. Researchers at the Salk Institute discovered that not only does CBN protect brain cells from age-related damage, but its chemically modified versions could be even more effective. These findings, detailed in the journal Redox Biology, suggest a new frontier in the treatment of traumatic...
Two Alzheimer's patients say they prevented or even reversed the deadly disease by making strict but simple lifestyle changes - Two Alzheimer's patients claim to have stopped or even reversed the progression of the disease through strict but simple lifestyle changes.One woman, Cici Zerbe, said her symptoms improved after participating in Dr. Dean Ornish's clinical trial, which included switching to a plant-based diet, regular exercise, support groups, yoga and meditation.In a new CNN...
Deborah Ruiz is a volunteer at the Alzheimer's Association who has a mom with dementia. She helps people with memory care issues with music and art.
Alzheimer's continues to affect families across Michigan. That's why dozens of people with The Michigan Alzheimer's Association were at the Capitol Tuesday looking to get more funding to help fight the disease.
An Alzheimer’s diagnosis can seem hopeless—a sign you are on a decline that will never reverse. But at the University of Arizona they have hope that they can rebuild an Alzheimer’s brain.
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Golfers teed up for a good cause in West Springfield on Monday.
He is running for the Senate as an immigrant who made good, reaching out to Ohio voters with a stirring, only-in-America bootstraps story: arriving as a child from Colombia, taking a risk on a struggling business, and then turning it into a smashing success and himself into a millionaire 100 times over. Running under the banner of Donald J. Trump’s populist political movement, Bernie Moreno, the Republican challenging Senator Sherrod Brown, humbly calls himself a “car guy from Cleveland” and...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - People from across West Texas gathered at the Bush Convention Center to learn more about a debilitating disease that has a large presence in the Basin. The Alzheimer's Association said nearly seven million Americans 65 and older are living with Alzheimer's Disease, a leading cause of death in the US. Health []
With May marking the global awareness month for Huntington’s disease, Orihuela has organised two sporting events in support. The Valencian Association of Huntington’s Disease and Club Dark Trail Running Alicante have united in a bid to raise awareness and contribute to research aimed at finding a cure. The first event, Trail GR 330 through Huntington, […]
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Childhood is a time of significant brain development while midlife is when Alzheimer’s biomarkers start to accrue in the brain, making both vulnerable periods.