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New Study Suggests Daydreaming Leads To Alzheimer's


Date: 22/09/05
 
Keywords: Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Mental health
'Do you believe grown-ups actually report (and pay for) this stuff?' That was HSI Panellist Dr. Allan Spreens comment on an article he sent me this week. When I read it, it nearly made me lose my mind for a moment while I daydreamed about throttling the headline writer. Why? Because the article on Alzheimer's disease (AD) contains some pure speculation that verges on fantasy.

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'Do you believe grown-ups actually report (and pay for) this stuff?'

That was HSI Panellist Dr. Allan Spreens comment on an article he sent me this week. When I read it, it nearly made me lose my mind for a moment while I daydreamed about throttling the headline writer. Why? Because the article on Alzheimer's disease (AD) contains some pure speculation that verges on fantasy.

No. I didnt believe it. But believe it or not...

New way to diagnose Alzheimers

This Alzheimer's research is actually somewhat groundbreaking because it's based on the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) and other imaging advances which make it possible, for the first time, to diagnose AD with complete accuracy. Previously, such accuracy could only be achieved with an autopsy.

When the US researchers at Washington University (WU) applied five different imaging techniques in the examination of more than 760 subjects, they discovered an interesting coincidence: The part of the brain where Alzheimers disease develops in some patients is the same part of the brain that's involved with daydreaming and the recall of pleasant memories.

Now, prepare to join the WU team in jumping to an astounding conclusion.

The report theorises that youthful daydreaming may prompt elderly Alzheimer's. That's right, every time you've stopped to reminisce about a happy holiday or imagined yourself accepting an award, according to the research team you may have inched yourself just a little closer to dementia . . .
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