Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia. This disease significantly affects one’s ability to conduct activities of daily living, including the ability to perform oral care. Oral health is an essential component of overall well-being and research demonstrates a relationship between an individual’s oral health and neurological degenerative conditions, such as AD. […]
This September is Healthy Aging Month! As we all know, we all inevitably age (both mentally and physically) as we progress through our life. Unfortunately, society sometimes enforces myths of what it means to age. We tend to believe that as we get older, it is inevitable that we will grow frail, that we will […]
Scientists are starting to work out how the gut microbiome can affect brain health. That might lead to better and easier treatments for brain diseases In 2006, soon after she launched her own laboratory, neuroscientist Jane Foster discovered something she felt sure would set her field abuzz. She and her team were working with two […]
