Blog #18 Would you like to be a centenarian?
I’d like to introduce this study about centenarians which was published in June. This interesting study was conducted in China to...
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kateoya
May 82 min read
Blog ＃17 My Personal Note from the Global Conference of the Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI): From Childhood Dementia to Global Dementia Expert Panel
I had the honor and privilege to present and attend at the 36th Global Conference of the Alzheimer’s Disease International in late April....
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kateoya
May 82 min read
Blog #16 Human Brains are growing!?
I’d like to introduce a new study＊１ conducted in the U.S and published last month. The study’s focus is on our brain volume. The...
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kateoya
Mar 312 min read
Blog #15 In Memory of My Mother-in-law
Usually, I avoid writing very personal matters in this blog page, however, I would like to share this story with you. Recently, my...
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kateoya
Feb 252 min read
Blog #14 It looks like many people with Long COVID are experiencing brain fog.
This recent study *1 was conducted in the U.S. in order to investigate the prevalence of self-reported cognitive symptoms in...
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kateoya
Jan 292 min read
Blog＃13 Can pets actually protect your brain??! It Turns out that Dogs can even better than cats!
My first blog of this year is about pets and dementia. Let's start with a Japanese study that was published in October of last year....
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kateoya
Jan 132 min read
Noto Peninsula Earthquake in Japan: Ways to Help Those Who Are Affected
On the New Year's Day in Japan, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the Noto Peninsula, Ishikawa Prefecture. As of Jan. 13th (Japan Time),...
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kateoya
Dec 13, 20233 min read
Blog #12 Before going to a party....
The end of the year has arrived quickly. Now, December is a time when there are more social opportunities to drink alcohol at rituals...
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kateoya
Oct 21, 20232 min read
Blog #11 Following the US., Japan Approved “Lecanemab” !!
During my stay in Japan, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare approved the manufacture and sale of the new Alzheimer's drug...
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kateoya
Oct 21, 20232 min read
Blog #10 My Trip to Japan
I was back in Japan for a while from late September to early October. During my visit, I was honored to give a lecture at the Department...
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kateoya
Sep 5, 20233 min read
Blog #9 What is Vitamin D?
In my previous blog, I introduced a study from Canada regarding physical exercise, cognitive training, and vitamin D intake. According to...
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kateoya
Aug 21, 20232 min read
Blog #8 Both Physical and Cognitive Exercises may be the key?!
I would like to share with you this research report from Canada on exercise, cognitive training, and vitamin D *1. 175 people (mean age...
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kateoya
Jul 11, 20232 min read
Blog #7 So, can this be the first successful & accessible drug or…?!
I previously wrote about this on my blog, but, on July 6, finally, Leqembi which targets amyloid beta, a new drug for Alzheimer's disease...
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kateoya
Jul 11, 20232 min read
Blog #6 Immunotherapy for Alzheimer’s : Do vaccines work?
The other day I learned that vaccines for Alzheimer’s disease are possibly going to be available globally by the year 2030. Alzheimer’s...
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kateoya
Jun 8, 20231 min read
Blog #5 The Long-Term Care Insurance System in Japan
The long-term care insurance system was established in 2000 for the purpose of reducing the burden on family members and providing...
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kateoya
May 16, 20232 min read
Blog #4 “Time For a Dramatic Break Up”? Why Watching TV is Not Good For You
In my Japanese book, I mentioned the study regarding mortality of sedentary time *1. One of the most common sedentary behaviors is...
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kateoya
Apr 30, 20231 min read
Blog #3 Stay positive, stay cognitively intact!!
Recently, I read this interesting study, which reports that people with positive age beliefs recovered from MCI (mild cognitive...
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kateoya
Mar 30, 20231 min read
Blog #2 What's the point of developing a life-changing drug, if most people don't have access to it?
Recently, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval of Lecanemab, an anti-amyloid antibody for people with...
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kateoya
Mar 22, 20231 min read
Blog #1 Hanako
A long time ago, when I was working as a therapist at an Alzheimer's residential facility in San Francisco, I met this 80 year old lady...
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