A brisk walk every day activates a brain process which could shield the brain against Alzheimer’s. A stress hormone that’s produced while doing moderate exercise shields the brain from memory changes associated with the disease. The abnormal working of this protective hormone as also its related brain receptor makes people more vulnerable to symptoms. The [...] Read more…
Shoes with in-built GPS to locate people with Alzheimer’s are on sale in the United Kingdom. The Aetrex Navistar GPS Shoes are designed to give anxious relatives and friends peace of mind by enabling the remote monitoring of Alzheimer’s patients, thereby giving them a little more freedom. Families of Alzheimer’s sufferers worry about the person getting lost after [...] Read more…
“Brain Speller” – a technological marvel developed by Canberra University students capable of reading people’s thoughts & transforming them into words using a computer screen. The product will help many Australians who require assistance in communicating or face trouble doing so because of some disease or disability. Paul Du, the Team leader, hopes that this [...] Read more…
Research shows that the failure to perceive sarcasm or lies is an early indicator of dementia. In a study, scientists found out which areas of the human brain control an individual’s ability to identify sarcasm & lies. While a few participants were healthy, most of the subjects suffered from neurodegenerative diseases that caused deterioration in certain [...] Read more…
