Eat less salt and exercising could protect against Alzheimer’s

How much we like to eat salty foods, some diced meat, fries or burgers, but did you know that eating these foods could get closer to suffer from dementia? A new study by the University of Toronto in the Neurobiology of Aging, showed that eating too much salt and not exercising could contribute to an...

One drink a day may improve your memory

Apparently there is a lot more good than get a drink just a good time with friends. According to a study reviewed in Shape Magazine and published in the Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, consuming one to two drinks a day (depending on your gender) helps fight diseases and problems related to...

Women with sleep apnea are more prone to dementia

Women who suffer from apnea, a sleep disorder in which reduced oxygen levels in the brain are 50% more likely to develop dementia or cognitive impairment, compared to women who sleep well. Researchers at the University of California say their findings on the relationship between cognitive impairment and...

After surgery, girl can not stop laughing

Enna Stephens, age 7, he underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor. Now, the small can not stop laughing. His condition is called Pesudobulbar Affect (PBA, for its acronym in English), and it is a disorder caused by nerve damage that makes it difficult to control emotional responses. Stephens’s story...

Disrupted sleep affects memory

When we go to bed at night hoping we do sleep at length. When this does not happen and we are continually waking, woke up tired and upset. But a new study reveals that beyond the discomfort that can provoke an interrupted sleep, it also affects our memory and the ability to form memories. This finding may...