Alzheimer's Disease and Brain Inflammation

Alzheimer’s Disease: Controlling Chronic Brain Inflammation Could Be the Key

The Alzheimer’s Association estimates that approximately 5.3 million Americans are afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease. Currently, one in three seniors will die from Alzheimer’s or some other form of dementia. Such staggering statistics may seem dismal, but there is hope on the horizon with recent research findings. Researchers from the University of Southampton in England have…

mild cognitive impairment and alzheimer's disease

Mild Cognitive Impairment & Alzheimer’s Disease by: Anita Kamiel, R.N., M.P.S.

They are quips we hear often enough—when you forget a well-known name or where you left your keys: “I’m having a senior moment,” or, “My Alzheimer’s is setting in!” As we age, the body changes, including the composition of the brain making the elderly more prone to mild forgetfulness. Sometimes these memory slips are nothing…