von Arnim, Christine A. F., Herbolsheimer, Florian, Nikolaus, Thorsten, Peter, Richard, Biesalski, Hans K., Ludolph, Albert C., Riepe, Matthias, Nagel, Gabriele

Oxidative stress is believed to play a central role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a neurodegenerative disease. Antioxidants may prevent the onset AD as high dietary intake of vitamin C and E were reported to be associated with lower risk of the disease. The objective of this study was to evaluate the serum […]

Yágüez, Lidia, Shaw, Kendra N., Morris, Robin, Matthews, David

Objective: To explore the effect of a non-aerobic movement based activity on cognition in people with Alzheimer’s type dementia (AD).; Methods: The sample consisted of 27 patients fulfilling the AD ICD-10 diagnostic criteria. The patient sample was randomly divided into two groups: The Exercise Group received 6 weeks movement training and comprised 15 participants with […]

Spring, J. A., Viera, M., Bowen, C., Marsh, N.

This study evaluated adapted gardening as an activity for people with advanced Huntington’s disease (HD) and explored its therapeutic aspects. Visitors and staff completed a questionnaire and participated in structured interviews to capture further information, whereas a pictorial questionnaire was designed for residents with communication difficulties. Staff reported that gardening was a constructive, outdoor activity […]