Alzheimer’s disease Archives - Fit Found Me Healthy Living Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:41:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://fitfoundme.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cropped-new-fit-found-me-favicon-32x32.png Alzheimer’s disease Archives - Fit Found Me 32 32 How the Shingles Vaccine Could Change the Future of Dementia https://fitfoundme.com/shingles-vaccine-may-slow-or-prevent-dementia/ https://fitfoundme.com/shingles-vaccine-may-slow-or-prevent-dementia/#respond Thu, 29 Dec 2022 14:45:20 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=35078 Dementia is one of the most feared diagnoses of aging. It affects memory, reasoning, independence, and ultimately identity, touching not only those diagnosed but also families, caregivers, and entire health systems. For decades, scientists have searched for ways to prevent dementia or meaningfully slow its progression, yet progress has been frustratingly slow. Treatments have largely …

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]]> https://fitfoundme.com/shingles-vaccine-may-slow-or-prevent-dementia/feed/ 0 How Artificial Light at Night Impacts Brain Health https://fitfoundme.com/nighttime-light-pollution-alzheimers-risk/ https://fitfoundme.com/nighttime-light-pollution-alzheimers-risk/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2022 14:02:59 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=34351 For most of human history, night was a period of natural darkness. The sun sank below the horizon, the stars emerged in a velvet sky, and the body followed an ancient script that had been written into our biology over millions of years. Today, however, very few of us ever experience a truly dark night. …

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]]> https://fitfoundme.com/nighttime-light-pollution-alzheimers-risk/feed/ 1 Targeted Brain Stimulation Shows Promise in Restoring Memory Loss https://fitfoundme.com/brain-stimulation-repairs-neuron-communication-alzheimers/ https://fitfoundme.com/brain-stimulation-repairs-neuron-communication-alzheimers/#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2022 17:50:48 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=33749 Memory goes beyond remembering names or faces. It weaves together our experiences and forms the fabric of our identity. In Alzheimer’s disease (AD), that thread frays. Neurons lose the ability to communicate effectively: synapses, those tiny junctions where one neuron talks to another degenerate, electrical rhythms go off-beat, and structures in the brain like the …

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]]> https://fitfoundme.com/brain-stimulation-repairs-neuron-communication-alzheimers/feed/ 1 New Drug That Protects the Blood-Brain Barrier Shows Promise Against Alzheimer’s Disease https://fitfoundme.com/new-drug-protects-blood-brain-barrier-alzheimers/ https://fitfoundme.com/new-drug-protects-blood-brain-barrier-alzheimers/#respond Thu, 11 Aug 2022 09:47:23 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=33390 It begins as a quiet breach so small you’d never notice. Imagine the brain as a city behind high, guarded walls, with sentries carefully screening every visitor. For most of our lives, those gates stand firm, keeping harmful invaders out while letting life-sustaining nutrients in. But in Alzheimer’s disease, those defenses weaken. Tiny gaps form. …

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]]> https://fitfoundme.com/new-drug-protects-blood-brain-barrier-alzheimers/feed/ 0 This Single Gene Drives Up to 93 Percent of Alzheimer’s Cases: “It Is A Natural Target” https://fitfoundme.com/single-gene-drives-alzheimers-cases/ https://fitfoundme.com/single-gene-drives-alzheimers-cases/#respond Fri, 28 Jan 2022 04:32:14 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=36044 Scientists have long debated the primary triggers of Alzheimer’s disease, often focusing on the physical damage observed in the brain rather than the instructions that built it. While researchers concentrated on clearing away sticky plaques, a specific genetic component was quietly influencing the majority of cases from the shadows. Recent analysis indicates that this overlooked …

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]]> https://fitfoundme.com/single-gene-drives-alzheimers-cases/feed/ 0 Japanese Scientists Reverse Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s Mice With New Nasal Spray https://fitfoundme.com/japanese-scientists-reverse-memory-loss-in-alzheimers-mice-with-new-nasal-spray/ https://fitfoundme.com/japanese-scientists-reverse-memory-loss-in-alzheimers-mice-with-new-nasal-spray/#respond Wed, 23 Dec 2020 16:20:00 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=34994 Something unusual happened in a Japanese laboratory when mice with Alzheimer’s disease started remembering again. Scientists at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology have developed a synthetic peptide that reversed cognitive decline in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease. No human trials have taken place yet, and years of testing remain before patients could access …

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