Every year, more than 900,000 Americans are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s dementia. Only five percent of these cases are a result of a genetic form…
USC biogerontologist Dr. Valter Longo, founder of the Prolon fasting-mimicking diet, discusses his research on fasting and brain health. Fasting, particularly intermittent fasting, is…
Metabolic health and brain health are closely linked. Scientists are looking at whether fasting could protect us from neurodegeneration. The longer you use a…
“We are looking for older volunteers with MCI or mild dementia due to AD or Lewy body dementia, and healthy older individuals, who wish…
Obesity continues to be a growing worldwide public health problem, with up to 1.9 billion adults globally considered to be overweight or obese. And…
Researchers in Florida have pinpointed a protein that contributes to tau accumulation in the brain. They argue it may be a key target in…
Tau protein tangles (or neurofibrillary tangles) are a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, but what role do they play? First, you need to understand how…
A study from Japan found that not only does fasting appear to speed up metabolism, it may also reverse the aging process. Fasting to…
Could tricking your body into believing it’s only consuming water for several days improve your brain or protect it from diseases like Alzheimer’s? Valter…