Headline: Do Brain Games Help Prevent Alzheimer's?
Keywords: Brain, mind, games, Alzheimer, memory, prevent
Page Description: Brain games can help in preventing Alzheimer. However, there is no evidence that they can prevent memory loss but they do stimulate the mind and improve brain health.
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What is Alzheimer’s disease?
It is a brain disorder in which ability of the body to perform daily activities gets affected. Short term memory loss is one of the main symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. It is a form of dementia and its cure is still not known. Age and genetics are considered to be the two risk factors of Alzheimer which cannot be controlled. However, lifestyle and health are some of the factors of Alzheimer that cannot be controlled.
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A study published in the journal Neurology on 294 adults aged 55 years and older suggested that frequent cognitive activities can help in slowing down declining cognitive abilities. Brain stimulating activities like playing brain games can improve connection in brain cells. This can help in the generation of new nerve cells. Crossword puzzles, chess, Sudoku etc. are the brain games that can help prevent Alzheimer.
It is considered that those who engaged themselves in these stimulating games for the whole lifespan had lower levels of beta amyloids that are responsible for the formation of hardened plaques causing loss of memory and affecting the ability to think. These games may not prevent memory loss but can prevent the risk of Alzheimer. Other than brain games, involvement in hobbies like reading, gardening, attending lectures etc. can also be helpful.
Which Brain Games Prevent Alzheimer?
The right kind of brain games can help to prevent Alzheimer and loss of memory. Playing cards can be one of the great brain stimulation games. It stimulates memory and prevents Alzheimer. Computerized games and training programs can also be very helpful to prevent Alzheimer. These games are simple to use and inexpensive as well. These stimulating games are effective in keeping the mind active. Though there is no scientific evidence showing that games can prevent Alzheimer but it is suggested that stimulating the mind on a regular basis is
There are lots of factors which could cause dementia. Those who have someone in the family with Dementia are at a higher risk of developing Dementia because Dementia can be in the genes and those genes are passed to the next generation. Someone with Downs Syndrome is also at high risk of developing Dementia in earlier years of life. Others factors which could cause dementia are: Stroke, Diabetes, High cholesterol, smoking and alcohol-Korsakoff’s Syndrome.
...es too. Having a healthy diet is a small and easy tool to help with memory Mneomics. Getting your omega -3s are great. All those fatty acids are actually really good for your brain. You can find omega -3s in seafood. If you don’t like seafood you can get it from walnuts, flaxseed oil, kidney and pinto beans, broccoli, and pumpkin seeds. Drinking wine or grape juice can help reduce the risk of getting Alzheimer disease. They say for women drinking one glass a day and for men drinking two glasses a day will help that. Doing all these small things will help keep your memory. Those are all little tricks and tools of memory Mneomics.
Alzheimer is a dementia type of disease named after Dr. Alois alzheimer that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills,and eventually , the ability to do simple things, or recognize their family. The first case occurred in the 1906 when a woman died on a unusual mental illness. After she died Dr.Alois examined her brain , amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary. Alzheimer’s is in older people the most common cause of dementia. Dementia is a loss of remembering ,thinking and reasoning skills, that intervenes with your daily life and activities. It is very common in people over sixty years of age. People younger than sixty years can also
Alzheimer’s disease is a form of dementia affecting the older population. Symptoms are more noticeable over time due to the severity of the stages worsening. Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia. It accounts for fifty to eighty percent of dementia cases. Contrary to belief Alzheimer’s is not a normal part of aging. Different parts of the brain are affected causing multiple symptoms sometimes not diagnosed until later stages in the disease.
...sion of the disease. In addition, the risk factors and preventive measures are quite clear. These can help those who are unaware of what Alzheimer’s disease is or how it progresses. Future studies may prove to be beneficial in preventing the occurrence of Alzheimer’s, or at least the severity of its’ progression. Informing people of this disease, the risk factors, and preventive measures at a younger age, can only prove beneficial in the decrease or possible elimination of this physically and mentally altering disease. Living a healthy life now can only increase your chances of having a healthier life in old age.
Alzheimer’s disease is a form of dementia which is a brain disorder that impairs mental functioning. Dementia attacks the part of the brain which controls memory, language, and thought. It makes everyday tasks like remembering to brushing your teeth, or to pay your bills next to impossible to do, which is why so many people who are diagnosed with this disease are in complete care. This disease has different phases, the first being slight forgetfulness and then the persons emotions may heighten as well as language impairment, violent outbursts, loss of bladder control and from there it keeps getting worse until complete dysfunction of the brain occurs and eventually death, which most of the time is the result of infection.
Alzheimer's disease is a neurological disorder which kills the brain cells, causing memory loss and cognitive decline. This leads to severe psychological impairments which changes how people think, behave and other complications such as paranoia, disorientation and unprovoked aggression. These psychological impairments reduce people’s functional ability and therefore reduce their quality of life.
Alzheimer’s can be diagnosed before age 65, although rare, and is caused by a mutation in 3 known genes. About 5 percent of those who are under 65 and possess the ailment have AD in their family history. Given that the symptoms of AD are caused by plaque in the brain, causing loss of nerve cells that help the body communicate with the brain, mutations to these genes; amyloid precursor protein, presenilin 1, and presenilin 2 cause a excessive production of certain proteins (primarily a B-42 form of amyloid protein), and therefore spark an excessive growth of plaque cells which are toxic to the neurons of the brain. For those cases of Alzheimer’s that occur after age 65, a genetic mutation has yet to be proven, although some may be linked, to the fact that a difference may cause an increased chance of developing the ailment. Whatever the case may be for patients over 65 years old, the disease and its symptoms are caused by neurofibrillary tangles of almyloid plaques. It is impossible for someone to test positive for Alzheimer’s Disease, because the only way to determine an affirmative case i...
Alzheimer's disorder is a mental disorder that affects your brain, and in particular the disorder affects the memory part of your brain. The disorder slows down the memory section of your brain, and as a result the number one symptom of Alzheimer's is memory loss. The disorder usually doesn't affect younger people, but instead affects people that are older than the age of sixty. The disorder can get so serious that the patient could loss there of about everything that has ever happened in their life. Patients usually loss their memory of their childhood during the most severe, intense, and last stage of the disorder. Alzheimer's disorder can also have a drastic effect on the patient's family, because during the disorder the patient can forget about their entire family.
Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most prevalent diseases in America and in the world at this point in time and the number of cases is only increasing. Symptoms of Alzheimer’s might include a decline in mental capacity, confusion, and forgetting how to do simple tasks. The disease in not limited to the older generation but is far more prevalent. There is no existing cure for Alzheimer’s and only a few medications that can mildly treat the disease but they vary from patient to patient and are not very affective. Many people are now trying to focus on preventing the disease in its early stages. Some ways in which people do this is by pairing a healthy diet with both cognitive and physical exercises.
According to the book Living with Alzheimer’s, The Department of Health and Human Services states as many as 500,000 Americans develop early onset of the disease (21). Further noting the age range of early onset is between the forty’s and fifty’s, however in some cases as young as the twenty’s. The book goes on to say the reasoning for early onset is currently unknown and not thought to be hereditary (Living 21). A USA Today article notes that “the effects of Alzheimer’s on all its victims can be devastating, but younger people are dealing with it during the middle of active lives” (Fackelmann 2A). The article goes on to explain the various symptoms and outlines the prognosis expected with early onset; course of the disease continues to be the s...
A myth about Alzheimer disease says that nothing can be done about the disease. This is not true. Much can be done to assist the person with Alzheimer’s disease to maintain the highest possible level of functioning as long as possible and in providing the highest quality of life.
...hed and streamlined to allow for earlier diagnosis. In the case of tertiary prevention, the pharmaceutical companies have a huge financial incentive to create a cure for Alzheimer’s but that is not enough. More government funded research should be dedicated towards finding methods to delay or cure Alzheimer’s disease. The baby boomer generation has already entered their 60’s. As people live longer, as a result of new treatments for common killers such as heart disease and cancer, the chances that they will succumb to Alzheimer’s increases. Failing to find preventative or curative measures will be costly. On a personal level, Alzheimer’s disease slowly attacks cognitive function-the higher thought processes; individuals degenerate into infantile dependents. The cost of caring for increasing numbers of such dependents will be a burden on both family and society.
Researchers agree that Alzheimer’s disease is most likely caused by both genetic and chemical factors. One such chemical is called Acetylcholine. This is needed for the transmission of messages in the brain and nervous system. Stage 1 of Alzheimer’s disease generally lasts for around one to three years. In many cases, people with this disease are not diagnosed until they are well into the first stage.
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