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 Horror of Wildfires: Smoking out our Beautiful Brains
The Surprising Connection Between Wildfire Smoke and Brain Health: What You Need to Know Wildfires are getting worse. Look at…
The Remarkable Phenomena 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…
New Evidence Shows Breathing In Air Pollution Linked To Alzheimer’s
Toxic air pollution increases the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. The closer you live to major roads, the higher the chances…
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…
Short-cuts Result in the Misdiagnosis of Dementia: It’s Terrible!
A recent study showed a high rate of misdiagnosis of dementia when using brief cognitive screening tools. Incredibly, 35.7% of…
Amazing Plan to Neutralise the Bad Guys 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…
Watch out! 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…
Amazing 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…