Ker Than
for National Geographic News
Who would have thought?
Using search engines may help stave off dementia and memory loss, a new brain-scan study suggests.
Scientists found that middle-aged and older adults with little Internet experience showed increased activity in key brain regions after surfing the Web for an hour a day for just two weeks.
It’s not so [...]
A form of artificial intelligence has been designed to help make life easier for people with dementia.
Researchers have developed a computer system that reminds patients about their daily appointments.
The computer-generated face known as MANA can talk, recognise faces and turn itself on when someone enters a room.
MANA, or Memory Appointment and Navigation Agent, is designed [...]
Painkillers ibuprofen and naproxen, did not delay the onset of Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia in the very elderly, according to the April 22 early online issue of Neurology.
Read more about Painkillers Do Not Delay Dementia in the Very Elderly.