This portion of the Ormond Neuroscience blog deals with neurodegeneration. This includes conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and other conditions associated with ongoing pathology within the brain. Many of these conditions fall under the rubric of dementia.
The Moving Brain: Why Movement Matters for Brain Health
Movement and brain function are inseparable. Our brains evolved to help us interact with a changing world, and movement remains…
Could a Shingles Vaccine Help Protect the Brain?
Brain Health Education Series. Over the past few weeks you may have seen news reports about a new shingles vaccine…
Mild Cognitive Impairment: Understanding and Treating Memory Problems
A practical, science-based look at mild cognitive impairment, memory decline, and treatments that address the brain’s underlying regulatory systems. Been…
The Tragedy of Wildfires: Smoking out our Brains
The Surprising Connection Between Wildfire Smoke and Brain Health: What You Need to Know Wildfires are getting worse. Look at…
Neuroinflammation: How to beat chronic brain swelling naturally
Neuroinflammation is swelling in the brain. It’s bad news. Swelling occurs in many neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s…
The Remarkable Story of Mad Cows, Knotted Nerves & Misfolded Proteins
The Classic Case of Misfolded Proteins Did you know that misfolded proteins cause Mad Cow Disease? Strictly speaking, people don’t…
Could Air Pollution Increase Your Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease?
Air pollution has traditionally been viewed as a threat to lung and heart health. Increasingly, however, research suggests that it…
The Magic of Levodopa in Parkinson’s Disease
Why do we give levodopa to people with Parkinson’s disease instead of dopamine? After all, loss of dopamine, a major…
Screening Tools may Result in the Misdiagnosis of Dementia
A recent study showed a high rate of misdiagnosis of dementia when using brief cognitive screening tools. Concerningly, 35.7% of…
Smart Plan to Neutralise apoE4 in Alzheimer’s Disease
If you have one copy of a gene called apoE4, then your chances of developing Alzheimer’s disease are more than…
Artificial sweeteners increase risk for stroke and dementia
If you consume drinks that contain artificial sweeteners in preference to those that contain sugar, you have an increased risk…
Potential Benefits of Intermittent Fasting for Dementia
Recent research in humans shows that intermittent fasting results in greater diversity of the gut microbiota. Furthermore, intermittent fasting resulted…
Is There A Viral Cause Of Alzheimer’s?
Could Alzheimer’s disease (AD) be due to a viral cause? This idea links to the importance of olfactory impairment in…
Anosmia: When you can’t smell the roses anymore
Impaired sense of smell (anosmia) is an early warning sign of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s dementia, Parkinson’s disease, Korsakoff’s…
Rotten Teeth make for a Rotten Brain
Oral bacteria in Alzheimer’s brains. Rotten teeth are associated with dementia. Recently, researchers were amazed to find a seven-fold increase…
