Alzheimer’s disease (AD) affects more women than men. In fact, 2/3 of American living AD victims are women. Historically, this has been attributed to the fact that women tend to live longer than men. In fact, after the diagnosis of AD is made, women survive longer. Recently, the prevailing belief is that there are other […]
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Getting a good night sleep is challenging for everyone, but many patients with neurologic disorders will find it even more of a struggle. Sleep disturbances affect about 60 percent of people with multiple sclerosis (MS), about 70 percent of people with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), up to 90 percent of people with Parkinson’s disease (PD), and
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Most people know lithium as a drug used to treat various psychiatric disorders, such as bipolar disease. What most people don’t know is that lithium is present in all human brains. In fact, a recent study from Harvard Medical School showed that reduced levels of naturally occurring lithium can lead to Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The
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Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a disease characterized by resting tremor, moving slower (bradykinesia), decreased facial expressions because of decreased facial movements (hypomimia), and often some cognitive impairment. At this time there is no cure for PD, though there is growing excitement about new possibilities being researched. Most patients with PD have spent years managing their
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Yes, climate change will affect weather patterns, food accessibility, air quality and much more. But, a new consideration is that it may also affect neurologic health profoundly. Rising air temperatures and worsening air pollution have been linked to worsening neurologic disease. Studies have shown not only increased incidence of stroke but also worsened outcomes. There
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We know that Parkinson’s Disease (PD) can affect your golf game, but did you know that golf can affect your Parkinson’s Disease. A new study published in JAMA Network Open found that people who live within a mile of a golf course have a 126% increase in risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. And the answer
𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧’𝐬 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 – 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐖𝐡𝐲 Read More »
Shingles occurs in about 1 million Americans each year. Approximately one in three people experience it at some point during their life, more commonly after the age of 50. Shingles occurs when the chickenpox virus that has been asleep in the nerve cells in the body for decades “wakes up”. It is generally expressed as
𝐆𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚 Read More »
Parkinson’s Disease (PD)is a neurodegenerative disorder that currently has no cure, though there are great advances occurring at increasing speeds. Patient with this disorder may have tremors, difficulty walking and dementia. Most of the currently available treatments mask the symptoms to enhance daily quality of life-which is very important both physically and emotionally. While we
𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧’𝐬: 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 Read More »
One would ordinarily consider the most difficult decision to be the one about the birds and the bees with your kids. Not true-not if you have a parent with serious cognitive decline. It is really about the car. At this time, 20 percent of drivers aged 80 or older who are applying for license renewals
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🎉 BeCareLink was honored to present at the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting at the San Diego Convention Center, sharing our latest publication: Harnessing #AI-Driven Mobile Applications for #Cognitive #Impairment #Screening.📱🧠 Alzheimer’s is still too often diagnosed late, with current methods offering only ~60% accuracy. Our research highlights the promise of the #BeCareNeuroApp as
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