Active Minds Delay Dementia, But Only at First
Published on Thursday 02 September 2010 - 20:14 - http://www.sci-tech-today.com/Poring over crossword puzzles, reading and listening to tunes may slow or delay brain decline at first, but being mentally active might speed up dementia once it hits, new research suggests.''"The...
Puzzling claims over brain games
Published on Thursday 02 September 2010 - 19:23 - http://www.nhs.uk/"People who do puzzles and crosswords may stave off dementia longer,” according to BBC News. The website said that mentally stimulating activities may protect the brain from memory loss but also...
Exercises Slow Dementia at First, Then Speed it Up?
Published on Thursday 02 September 2010 - 15:52 - http://www.redorbit.com/(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- You've heard that activities like completing crossword puzzles, reading a book and listening to the radio may protect your brain from dementia. Now, a new study shows those...
Demenz länger hinauszögern - Puzzles und Kreuzworträtsel helfen
Published on Thursday 02 September 2010 - 12:27 - http://www.pressemitteilungen-online.de/Chicago (pte) - Menschen, die sich gerne mit Puzzles und Kreuzworträtseln beschäftigen, können das Einsetzen einer Demenz länger hinauszögern. ''''''''''''''''Sie erleben jedoch eine raschere...
Mental Activity Doesn't Help Once Dementia Sets In
Published on Thursday 02 September 2010 - 08:51 - http://www.medindia.com/Mental activity through reading or crossword puzzles may stall onset of Alzheimer's, but once dementia sets in, there is no stopping it. If anything the decline in mental faculties is faster in...
Mental exercise can speed up the rate of decline for dementia
Published on Thursday 02 September 2010 - 02:21 - http://www.healthjackal.com/It is commonly believed that mental exercise lets seniors outrun dementia. However, new research suggests seniors who engage in such brain exercise could in reality have a quicker rate of decline...
Brain Exercises May Slow Cognitive Decline Initially, But Speed Up Dementia Later
Published on Thursday 02 September 2010 - 00:00 - http://webnewswire.com/ST. PAUL, Minn. – New research shows that mentally stimulating activities such as crossword puzzles, reading and listening to the radio may, at first, slow the decline of thinking skills but speed...
Mental 'Exercise' May Only Hide Signs of Alzheimer's
Published on Wednesday 01 September 2010 - 23:02 - http://www.empowher.com/WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Reading, crossword puzzles and other mentally stimulating activities have pros and cons when it comes to Alzheimer's disease, new research suggests.'In line...
Cancer drug points way to new Alzheimer's approach
Published on Wednesday 01 September 2010 - 19:39 - http://www.reuters.com/CHICAGO (Reuters) - An altered version of the cancer drug Gleevec could form the basis of a new class of drugs that block the development of brain-damaging plaques in Alzheimer's disease, U.S....
15 years for woman in DUI crash that killed 5 teens
Published on Friday 27 August 2010 - 23:16 - http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/An Aurora woman was sentenced to 15 years in prison today for crashing her car while drunk and killing five teens."As a result of your decision, five people are dead," Kendall County Judge Clint...

