Our sense of smell is simply amazing - and it's easy to take that for granted. Believe it or not, the nose has a lot of power over the rest of the body. Aromatherapy might seem like a strange approach to treating so many physical ailments, but there could be more to it than we think. We’ve found some uses worth checking out... Aromatherapy uses essential oils from over 40 different medicinal plants....
Alzheimers is an ongoing concern in today's world, especially here in the United States where we seem to have a disproportionately high percentage of cases. Dr. William M. Simpson Jr., MD discusses ways to decrease our risks... Losing a loved one to Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most painful experiences and most dreaded diagnoses I make as an ageriatrician. While some cases of Alzheimer’s dis-ease...
When dementia strikes the losses are often life-shattering. Whole families suffer, but the greatest victims are the dementia patients themselves as everything they've known begins to slip away. Resources- are out there but they’re limited and once dementia has progressed enough to become noticeable, the damage often already too severe to reverse. All hope may not be lost, however. Research is finding...
Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that causes memory loss, cognitive decline, and death. There is no known cure, and - current treatments - do little to affect disease progression. Better approaches could be on the horizon, however, and one may include use of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive agent found in marijuana. Current treatments for Alzheimer’s disease only...
Research conducted by the -University of Chicago- showed that long-term antibiotic treatment may be effective at warding off and slowing down Alzheimer’s disease in men. The study analyzed the effects of antibiotics on gut bacteria, which has been linked with the development of the disease. Although the study was conducted on male and female mice, the treatment was found to be ineffective in female...
Today 5.7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s and related dementias. By 2050 the number is projected to grow to nearly 14 million. Bracing against the disease, while standing alongside those diagnosed, are family and friends wrapped in an intricate web of perplexing emotion. Dementia plays out in stages. I think about - the arc of my mother’s life - as college sorority sister, to wife, mother...
An Israeli researcher and drug developer has - isolated a peptide - that appears to relieve, and might possibly reverse, the symptoms and effects of a number of chronic inflammatory diseases. So far, the drug has shown promise against Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis (MS) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but Professor David Naor, a researcher at the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School in...