Building named Sandra Eskenazi Center for Brain Care Innovation
Oct 20, 2015
Eskenazi Health and the Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County (HHC) has named a new building the Sandra Eskenazi Center for Brain Care Innovation.
Lifestyle and the aging brain
By
Roscoe Nicholson
Jun 01, 2015
There’s a growing body of evidence that shows that we do have some control over protecting ourselves from signs of dementia and cognitive decline—and even the physical damages of Alzheimer’s...
Delirium in seniors linked to higher risk of dementia, study finds
By
McKnight's Staff
Aug 13, 2012
Seniors who have experienced episodes of delirium have a significant risk of developing dementia, new research suggests.
Improving care for cognitively impaired residents the focus of April 24 McKnight’s webcast
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 10, 2012
Providers can learn how to better handle one of their most challenging caregiving categories — cognitively impaired residents — by tuning in to a free McKnight’s webcast April 24.
Electric brain stimulation improves swallowing dysfunction in stroke patients, study says
Mar 30, 2011
Electrical brain stimulation has been shown to help recent stroke patients who have difficulty with swallowing after a stroke, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center’s Stroke...
Researchers say aerobic exercise expands and empowers the aging brain
Feb 02, 2011
Aerobic exercise can increase the size of the aging brain’s hippocampus, the part that houses memory and spatial navigation, researchers report in new study findings.
Brain shrinkage halved by taking B vitamins, Alzheimer’s researchers say
Sep 10, 2010
In a possible breakthrough in the treatment of seniors with memory problems, British researchers say they have discovered that very large daily doses of B vitamins can cut the rate of brain shrinkage in...
‘Cross-talk’ in the brain responsible for slowed responses in old age, study says
Aug 26, 2010
What we might have here is a failure to communicate: Breakdowns in certain brain connections could be responsible for slowed physical reaction times as we age, new research suggests.