Posts Tagged ‘Alzheimer’s disease’

Mnemonic Device May help Alzheimer’s Patients

Sunday, April 12, 2009 16:26 By Jaiyant Cavale

Mnemonics are a way to improve ones memory using special structures and designs which bring back the memory from the unconscious. Mnemonics could be abbreviations that help you remember a long phrase or a picture that brings back to mind a complicated theory. Mnemonics can have a tremendous therapeutic effect on those who suffer from [...]

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Alzheimer’s disease: caused by a third type of diabetes?

Monday, February 23, 2009 13:20 By GSerrano

Scientists have recently linked the two pathologies of Alzheimer’s and diabetes. On one hand, the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease is increased by the onset of diabetes, particularly if it appears in a person before age 65. On the other, insulin which is a key hormone that lowers sugar levels in the blood would have [...]

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