Memory loss

How Can Lifestyle Factors Reduce The Risk Of Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer's brings memory loss, changes in behavior, and a decline in thinking abilities. 

Jan 04, 2024, 13:43 PM IST

Brain Fog: What Causes Short-Term Memory Loss And How To Address Issue? Expert Explains

Brain fog manifests through various symptoms, including difficulty retaining information, struggling to concentrate or focus, feelings of disorientation, and even lapses in recalling everyday words. It's not necessarily linked to ageing.

Oct 11, 2023, 09:38 AM IST

Loss Of Smell May Signal Towards Alzheimer’s Risk: Study

The study reveals that the gene variant associated with this increased risk of Alzheimer’s is called APOE e4.

Jul 29, 2023, 15:43 PM IST

How Consuming Tea, Chia Seeds, Apples, Dark Chocolate Can Keep Age-Related Memory Loss At Bay, Reveals Study

Consuming foods rich in flavanols such as tea, chia seeds, apples and dark chocolate may stave off the risk of age-related memory loss, according to a large study. Read more to find out more about this interesting study.

 

May 30, 2023, 13:00 PM IST

Healthy Lifestyle can be a Reason for Slower Memory Decline in Older Adults: Study

Memory continuously declines as people age and the study seems to indicate that a healthy lifestyle, which particularly includes a healthy diet, can slow memory loss.

Jan 27, 2023, 09:32 AM IST

IIT-Guwahati finds new ways to prevent memory loss due to Alzheimer's disease

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT-G) on Wednesday said that its researchers have discovered new ways that can help prevent or reduce short-term memory losses associated with the Alzheimers disease.

May 21, 2020, 10:40 AM IST

New drug to protect against Alzheimer: Study

This drug could help activate these mechanisms that support nerve health and prevent dementia.

Sep 10, 2019, 16:13 PM IST

This prosthetic system could restore memory loss

Scientists have demonstrated the successful implementation of a prosthetic system that uses a person's own memory patterns to facilitate the brain's ability to encode and recall memory, an important step towards finding a way to restore memory loss.

Mar 28, 2018, 15:45 PM IST

Hearing loss may indicate memory impairment for some

Hearing loss is one of the most common disabilities in elderly people, affecting about one-third of people over age 65.

Feb 28, 2018, 16:50 PM IST

Turmeric can improve memory and mood, reduce Alzheimer's risk: Study

It also has been suggested as a possible reason that senior citizens in India have a lower prevalence of Alzheimer's disease and better cognitive performance.

Jan 24, 2018, 18:28 PM IST

Arthritis drug may help treat memory loss from West Nile virus

Spread by the bite of a mosquito, West Nile virus can cause fever and sometimes life-threatening brain infections known as West Nile encephalitis.

Jan 12, 2018, 13:15 PM IST

Google - Our source for every information could actually lead to dementia

In 2015, the number of people with dementia reached almost 45 million, two times more than in 1990, according to a rough estimate. 

Dec 05, 2017, 17:46 PM IST

A loving relationship may help reduce risk of dementia

Couples may also have more opportunities for social engagement than single people that further wards off the dementia risk.
 

Nov 29, 2017, 17:35 PM IST

This is how seizures may lead to memory loss

The study may lead to future strategies to reduce cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's disease and other conditions associated with seizures, such as epilepsy.

Oct 17, 2017, 19:04 PM IST

Afraid of age-related memory decline? Use this trick to boost your power of recall!

A team of researchers have revealed a helpful strategy that may help older adults improve their memory.

Aug 14, 2017, 15:24 PM IST

Combat obesity and memory decline – drink green tea!

Adding more health benefits to the list, researchers have claimed that green tea may help combat memory impairment, insulin resistance and obesity.

Jul 29, 2017, 13:00 PM IST

Consuming western diets may spike risk of Alzheimer's in people with associated gene

The findings revealed that when APOE4-carrying mice were fed a Western-like diet high for 12 weeks, they showed increased deposits of beta-amyloid protein plaques – a marker for inflammation – in their brains.

Jun 14, 2017, 17:24 PM IST

Gene find could lead to treatment for memory loss

A study at the Peter O`Donnell Jr. Brain Institute includes the results of a new strategy to identify genes that underlie specific brain processes. This strategy may eventually help scientists develop treatments for patients with memory impairments.

Jun 01, 2017, 14:30 PM IST

Consume foods rich in omega-3 to reduce Alzheimer's risk!

Alzheimer's is a progressive disease that destroys memory and other important mental functions.

May 20, 2017, 12:26 PM IST