Higher Levels of LDL and Total Cholesterol may Lower Risk for Parkinson’s Disease

It is a well-known fact that high blood levels of cholesterol are associated with an increased risk for coronary artery disease (CAD) which leads to heart attacks and strokes. However, the role of cholesterol in the development of neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s disease has not been fully established. A recent Israeli population-based cohort study published…

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Tips for Managing Sundown Syndrome

Signs of Sundown Syndrome A strange phenomena that sometimes occurs in seniors with dementia or Alzheimer’s is called Sundown Syndrome (sundowning) because this always occurs around the time that the sun is setting.   Basically, demented seniors begin to show signs of agitation, anxiety, confusion, sadness, anger, mood changes and even aggression that begins in the…

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A Type of Vitamin B3 Reversed Memory Loss In AD-like Mice

Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer’s disease is the most common incurable dementia and the numbers of people afflicted with it are growing at an alarming rate. A Form of Vitamin B3 Prevented Brain Damage and Reversed Memory Loss In Mice A scientific study published February 5, 2018 in PNAS Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of…

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Urinary Tract Infections UTI and Seniors

Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) are some of the most common infectious diseases to hit seniors. whether they are living at home or in a rehabilitation facility. UTI can come on very suddenly with burning, pain, frequency and urgency. Sometimes, however, UTI can go unnoticed especially in seniors who are incontinent. The pain of UTI can…

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