# \#dementia **URL:** https://forum.artofmemory.com/tag/dementia/5.md [Latest](https://forum.artofmemory.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.artofmemory.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.artofmemory.com/tags.md) --- ## ["More Evidence Links Ultraprocessed Foods to Dementia"](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/more-evidence-links-ultraprocessed-foods-to-dementia/95176)
**Author:** [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/more-evidence-links-ultraprocessed-foods-to-dementia/95176 "2024-08-03T19:34:28Z")
More Evidence Links Ultraprocessed Foods to Dementia Ultraprocessed foods…make up a huge part of the American diet. They account for about 58 percent of the calories consumed by both children and adults, on average. In… --- ## ["Why music causes memories to flood back"](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/why-music-causes-memories-to-flood-back/81060)
**Author:** [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2023, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/why-music-causes-memories-to-flood-back/81060 "2023-12-26T16:58:59Z")
An article about music and memory: https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/02/26/songs-music-memory-connection/ To understand music’s effect on the brain, experts look at the different types of memory involved. F… --- ## [Brisk walking, health, and dementia](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/brisk-walking-health-and-dementia/76956)
**Author:** [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 10:23am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/brisk-walking-health-and-dementia/76956 "2022-09-26T10:23:08Z")
A study on brisk walking and health: Researchers found that every 2,000 additional steps a day lowered the risk of premature death, heart disease and cancer by about 10 percent, up to about 10,000 steps per day. When i… --- ## [Improving eyesight to prevent dementia?](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/improving-eyesight-to-prevent-dementia/75012)
**Author:** [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2022, 10:38am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/improving-eyesight-to-prevent-dementia/75012 "2022-07-11T10:38:31Z")
The latest modifiable risk factor was identified in a study of vision impairment in the United States that was published recently in JAMA Neurology. Using data from the Health and Retirement Study, the researchers estim… --- ## [How would Alzheimer disease affect a mnemonist or... would a mnemonist be able to deal with a developing Alzheimer?](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/how-would-alzheimer-disease-affect-a-mnemonist-or-would-a-mnemonist-be-able-to-deal-with-a-developing-alzheimer/27861)
**Author:** [@Zaphod](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Zaphod)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/how-would-alzheimer-disease-affect-a-mnemonist-or-would-a-mnemonist-be-able-to-deal-with-a-developing-alzheimer/27861 "2022-05-12T19:55:00Z")
What a subject ! Is spatial memory affected by Alzheimer disease ? Anyone working in a hospital there with access to Alzheimer patients to see if they could store information in loci, for example ? Could one recently … --- ## ["Time Until Dementia Symptoms Appear Can Be Estimated via Brain Scan"](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/time-until-dementia-symptoms-appear-can-be-estimated-via-brain-scan/67245)
**Author:** [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/time-until-dementia-symptoms-appear-can-be-estimated-via-brain-scan/67245 "2021-09-18T18:41:38Z")
Summary: A new algorithm uses neuroimaging data of amyloid levels in the brain and takes into account a person’s age to determine when a person with genetic Alzheimer’s risk factors, and with no signs of cognitive decli… --- ## ["Testing Memory Over Four Weeks Could Predict Alzheimer’s Disease Risk"](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/testing-memory-over-four-weeks-could-predict-alzheimer-s-disease-risk/57812)
**Author:** [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/testing-memory-over-four-weeks-could-predict-alzheimer-s-disease-risk/57812 "2020-12-11T22:45:09Z")
New research suggests testing people’s memory over four weeks could identify who is at higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease before it has developed. Importantly, the trial found testing people’s ability to reta… --- ## [Microbes and Alzheimer's](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/microbes-and-alzheimers/35872)
**Author:** [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2020, 9:52am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/microbes-and-alzheimers/35872 "2020-11-17T09:52:39Z")
I saw this article today: “Researchers Identify Virus and Two Types of Bacteria as Major Causes of Alzheimer’s” A worldwide team of senior scientists and clinicians have come together to produce an editorial which indi… --- ## ["Community Noise May Affect Dementia Risk"](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/community-noise-may-affect-dementia-risk/56460)
**Author:** [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 11:44am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/community-noise-may-affect-dementia-risk/56460 "2020-10-26T11:44:46Z")
I didn’t look closely, but this might interest people. Summary: People living in areas with high levels of daytime noise had a 36% higher risk of being diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment, and a 30% increased risk… --- ## [Sleep and Alzheimer's](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/sleep-and-alzheimers/33390)
**Author:** [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2020, 1:37am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/sleep-and-alzheimers/33390 "2020-09-04T01:37:59Z")
One bad night’s sleep may increase levels of Alzheimer’s protein Just one night of bad sleep may lead to more of a protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease building up in the brain. People with Alzheimer’s disease tend to … --- ## [How Exercise Might "Clean" the Alzheimer’s Brain](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/how-exercise-might-clean-the-alzheimer-s-brain/59)
**Author:** [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/how-exercise-might-clean-the-alzheimer-s-brain/59 "2020-08-20T22:13:55Z")
New research shows that physical exercise can “clean up” the hostile environments in the brains of Alzheimer’s mice, allowing new nerve cells in the hippocampus, the brain structure involved in memory and learning, to… --- ## [Languages affected differently by dementia](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/languages-affected-differently-by-dementia/45923)
**Author:** [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2020, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/languages-affected-differently-by-dementia/45923 "2020-02-14T15:32:44Z")
This is interesting. Languages affected differently by brain disease There are differences in the way English and Italian speakers are affected by dementia-related language problems, a small study suggests. While Engl… --- ## ["Memories Can Be Injected and Survive Amputation and Metamorphosis"](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/memories-can-be-injected-and-survive-amputation-and-metamorphosis/45103)
**Author:** [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2019, 4:04am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/memories-can-be-injected-and-survive-amputation-and-metamorphosis/45103 "2019-12-22T04:04:39Z")
“Memories Can Be Injected and Survive Amputation and Metamorphosis” Not only do Glanzman and Blackiston believe their experiments harbor hopeful news for Alzheimer’s patients, it also might be possible to repair deterio… --- ## [Exercise and Alzheimer's](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/exercise-and-alzheimers/41946)
**Author:** [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2019, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/exercise-and-alzheimers/41946 "2019-09-20T21:00:53Z")
Exercising several times a week may delay brain deterioration in people at high risk for Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study that scientists say merits further research to establish whether fitness can affect the … --- ## ["Poor oral health linked to cognitive decline"](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/poor-oral-health-linked-to-cognitive-decline/41697)
**Author:** [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2019, 9:59am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/poor-oral-health-linked-to-cognitive-decline/41697 "2019-09-13T09:59:23Z")
“Poor oral health linked to cognitive decline and perceived stress” Researchers interviewed more than 2,700 Chinese Americans aged 60 and older and found that nearly 50 percent of study participants reported experiencin… --- ## [Enbrel and Alzheimer's](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/enbrel-and-alzheimers/38803)
**Author:** [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2019, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/enbrel-and-alzheimers/38803 "2019-06-06T17:54:07Z")
This story is interesting: Pfizer had clues its blockbuster drug could prevent Alzheimer’s. Why didn’t it tell the world? A team of researchers inside Pfizer made a startling find in 2015: The company’s blockbuster rh… --- ## [A Blood Test for Dementia](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/a-blood-test-for-dementia/38800)
**Author:** [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2019, 9:12am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/a-blood-test-for-dementia/38800 "2019-06-06T09:12:37Z")
A Blood Test Can Predict Dementia. Trouble Is, There’s No Cure Nobel prizewinner Koichi Tanaka says the predictive blood test for Alzheimer’s disease he and colleagues spent almost a decade developing is a double-edged … --- ## ["I have no hesitation whatsoever to say that air pollution causes dementia"](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/i-have-no-hesitation-whatsoever-to-say-that-air-pollution-causes-dementia/38290)
**Author:** [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2019, 10:07am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/i-have-no-hesitation-whatsoever-to-say-that-air-pollution-causes-dementia/38290 "2019-05-16T10:07:03Z")
“The Evidence Is Strong: Air Pollution Seems to Cause Dementia” I saw this article today: The evidence is so compelling, in fact, that many leading researchers now believe it’s conclusive. “I have no hesitation whatsoe… --- ## [Memory Palaces and Alzheimer's](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/memory-palaces-and-alzheimers/37897)
**Author:** [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2019, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/memory-palaces-and-alzheimers/37897 "2019-05-14T18:07:46Z")
I saw this interesting blog today. I was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in December 2017, 16 months ago. I was delighted to find that I could remember 15 items via my Memory Palace. Last year on my last memory test I for… --- ## ["Researchers find genetic cause for Alzheimer's, possible method to reverse it"](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/researchers-find-genetic-cause-for-alzheimers-possible-method-to-reverse-it/33399)
**Author:** [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2018, 1:20am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/researchers-find-genetic-cause-for-alzheimers-possible-method-to-reverse-it/33399 "2018-04-17T01:20:12Z")
Scientists at an independent biomedical research institution have reported a monumental breakthrough: The cause of the primary genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, and a possible cure for the disease. Researchers… --- ## [Fragmented Sleep and Memory](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/fragmented-sleep-and-memory/27219)
**Author:** [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2017, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/fragmented-sleep-and-memory/27219 "2017-12-31T16:51:41Z")
Interesting article: Fragmented sleep ‘harms memory’ Broken sleep affects the ability to build memories, a study of mice suggests. The Proceedings of the National Academy of Science findings could help explain memory p… --- ## [Alzheimer Disease and Treatment of Vascular Risk Factors](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/alzheimer-disease-and-treatment-of-vascular-risk-factors/33172)
**Author:** [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2017, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/alzheimer-disease-and-treatment-of-vascular-risk-factors/33172 "2017-12-31T16:33:26Z")
Treatment of vascular risk factors is associated with slower decline in Alzheimer disease BACKGROUND: There is growing evidence that vascular risk factors (VRF) contribute to cognitive decline. Whether their treatment c… --- ## [Stopping Alzheimer's before the First Symptoms](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/stopping-alzheimers-before-the-first-symptoms/32069)
**Author:** [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2016, 1:31am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/stopping-alzheimers-before-the-first-symptoms/32069 "2016-10-24T01:31:19Z")
A New Tack to Stave Off Alzheimer's Years before the First Symptom “Researchers try to prevent onset of the disease by correcting a brain cell process that goes awry” Scientific American: Can you explain in a simple man… --- ## [People-oriented Jobs and Alzheimer's Risk](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/people-oriented-jobs-and-alzheimers-risk/31874)
**Author:** [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2016, 5:37am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/people-oriented-jobs-and-alzheimers-risk/31874 "2016-07-26T05:37:40Z")
People-Oriented Jobs May Help Lower Alzheimer’s Risk People who work in jobs that task the intellect are better able to withstand the effects of brain lesions commonly associated with Alzheimer's disease, report researc… --- ## [Is music memory preserved in Alzheimers dementia?](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/is-music-memory-preserved-in-alzheimers-dementia/31439)
**Author:** [@julias](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/julias)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2016, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/is-music-memory-preserved-in-alzheimers-dementia/31439 "2016-03-17T21:13:40Z")
I’m doing a project into how music memory can be retained in moderate to severe dementia and would really appreciate if anyone can help me with my research. Any suggestions of journals or webpages or just advice would be… --- ## [Singing Musicals and Alzheimer's](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/singing-musicals-and-alzheimers/30336)
**Author:** [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2015, 5:15am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/singing-musicals-and-alzheimers/30336 "2015-02-08T05:15:41Z")
Alzheimer’s patients’ brains boosted by belting out Sound of Music Over a four-month study, the mental performance of patients who took part in regular group singing sessions improved compared with others who just liste… --- ## [Two Articles about Alzheimer's](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/two-articles-about-alzheimers/30019)
**Author:** [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2014, 5:53am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/two-articles-about-alzheimers/30019 "2014-11-12T05:53:30Z")
Here’s a drug-free method: UCLA Study: Non-drug treatment may reverse Alzheimer’s In the UCLA protocol, patients made dramatic lifestyle changes. They avoided simple carbs, gluten and processed foods. They increased th… --- ## [Alzheimer's Memory Loss Possibly Reversed](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/alzheimers-memory-loss-possibly-reversed/29921)
**Author:** [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/alzheimers-memory-loss-possibly-reversed/29921 "2014-10-10T18:36:52Z")
Memory Loss Associated with Alzheimer’s Reversed for First Time The study, which comes jointly from the UCLA Mary S. Easton Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Research and the Buck Institute for Research on Aging, is the fi… --- ## [Study: "Xanax and Valium could lead to an increased risk for Alzheimer's disease"](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/study-xanax-and-valium-could-lead-to-an-increased-risk-for-alzheimers-disease/29856)
**Author:** [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2014, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/study-xanax-and-valium-could-lead-to-an-increased-risk-for-alzheimers-disease/29856 "2014-09-16T13:58:45Z")
“Researchers found commonly prescribed sleeping and anxiety pills such as Xanax and Valium could lead to an increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease.” Correlation does not imply causation, but it’s something to think abou… --- ## [Brain May Compensate for Alzheimer's Damage](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/brain-may-compensate-for-alzheimers-damage/29857)
**Author:** [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2014, 8:06am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/brain-may-compensate-for-alzheimers-damage/29857 "2014-09-16T08:06:43Z")
This is interesting: Brain may ‘compensate’ for Alzheimer’s damage The human brain may be able to compensate for some of the early changes seen in Alzheimer's disease, research in Nature Neuroscience shows. The study s… [Next page](https://forum.artofmemory.com/tag/dementia/5.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=dementia)