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Note: As a general rule, the more serious the memory problem the longer it takes to restore short-term memory abilities. People with subjective or mild memory concerns usually see a result within 2 weeks, those with moderate Alzheimer’s may take 3-5 months, although mood is usually enhanced much sooner.

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New Findings are out on ways to promote brain health from last week’s International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease (ICAD). Click on each of the 5 quadrants of the brain for recent findings related to diet and nutrition, stress and depression, physical activity, and mental stimulation.

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Vienna, July 14, 2009 – Eating a “heart healthy” diet and maintaining or increasing participation in moderate physical activity may help preserve our memory and thinking abilities as we age, according to new research reported today at the Alzheimer’s Association 2009 International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease (ICAD 2009) in Vienna.

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Can DHA as found in fish oil and algae protect the brain from Alzheimer’s?
One of the major news stories on brain health and prevention coming out of Sunday’s oral presentations at the International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease (ICAD) in Vienna, were the reports on the effectiveness of DHA, an Omega-3 fatty acid, present […]

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder clinically characterized by loss of memory and deficits in cognitive and intellectual functions. Steadily developing damage to the neural networks critical for memory and learning possibly underlies the devastating symptoms of AD. In Alzheimer’s, the hippocampus is the area that shows the most atrophy. Recent evidence suggested […]

ICAD studies we will be reporting on include the results of two large studies examining the impact of docosahexanoic acid (DHA), an Omega-3 fatty acid found in fish and algae, on Alzheimer’s and cognitive performance. In addition to therapy trials, results from a broad range of studies will be presented at ICAD 2009, including:

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Utahns who rely on Medicaid to pay for their prescription drugs may find it more difficult to get a popular medication used to treat Alzheimer’s disease.

On July 1, the state will implement a drug list that gives preference to Namenda and Exelon, two other Alzheimer’s disease medications. The drugs were judged as safe […]

The first great bit of news we’d like to announce is the launch of this brand new website 4abettermemory.com for all those desiring to know more about what they can do to both maintain their brain and enhance cognitive functioning, with or without Alzheimer’s and related dementias. We especially want to share practical information regarding […]

Dave Larsen the content manager for this website will be speaking in a variety of location in the Utah area over the next 4 weeks. For a listing of these go to our calendar of events. If you would like to schedule him to provide training for your organization simply give him a call at […]

Frequent web site updates to be added. In coming weeks we will be adding many more articles in the 5 subject areas noted on the brain map. Stay tuned!