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Exercise, Not Puzzles, May Protect Aging Brain The more you move, the less your brain shrinks, study finds

Researchers with the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, studying nearly 700 people in their early 70s, found that those who were most physically active had less brain shrinkage than those who got less exercise.

Alzheimer’s Effect on the Brain

Under normal circumstances, adults over the age of 60 experience brain shrinkage of approximately 0.5% per year. A brain with Alzheimer’s Disease can reduce by as much as 2.5% a year, which is five times the rate of a healthy senior over 60.

AARP and Home Instead Senior Care of Raleigh

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Creating a Memory Box

For a person with Alzheimer’s or other dementias, the sense of touch can trigger memories in a way that other forms of communication cannot. To stimulate tactile memories for a family member with dementia, first figure out what items may hold special significance for that person.

Alzheimer’s Timeline…

Scientists have assembled the most detailed chronology to date of the human brain’s long, slow slide into full-blown Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer’s Program Article…

Alzheimer’s Program Article…

Pat Callone knows firsthand the responsibilities and challenges of being a caretaker for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease.

Callone’s been through the mental and emotional challenge of being a caregiver, not once, but three times. First was with her mother, Florence Callone, then her aunt, Clara Gryva, and, finally, her father, Mac Callone.

All together, Callone served as the critical support system for three people whose mental conditions were deteriorating from 1986 through 2004. The task, she said, took a toll.

But she’s taken the experience and in recent years co-written books and led caregiver support groups. And now she’s helped with the development of a new Alzheimer’s caregiver program recently unveiled by Omaha-based Home Instead Inc.