New research on dementia has found that smoking and diabetes aren’t just vaguely linked to health problems—they also may lead to build up of…
Research shows that smoking is a risk factor for dementia, but the good news is that giving up smoking could help reduce this risk….
One of the most enduring questions humans have is how long we’re going to live. With this comes the question of how much of…
Treatment with a powerful magnet is one of the newest experimental therapies being used to try to turn back the clock on Alzheimer’s disease….
Want to prevent dementia? Here are a few healthy, low-risk, science-backed approaches to lowering your risk. Dementia has no cure. And while there is…
Long COVID, a baffling constellation of physical symptoms that may persist long after a bout of COVID-19, can strike almost every system in the…
Blood tests provide great snapshots of a person’s health status. Medical providers regularly use them to assess a person’s risk of chronic diseases. High…
Some 2.3 million of U.S. adults over 65 – more than 4 percent – have a diagnosis of dementia. But even without a diagnosis,…
Light pollution is a growing issue. Over the past 25 years, artificial lighting has surged by 49% worldwide. For perspective, the brightness of the…
A single mild concussion while playing amateur sports does not lead to long-term cognitive decline a recent study has found. This conclusion may seem…
As the global population ages, understanding the variability in cognitive aging becomes increasingly important. Why do some individuals remain cognitively sharp while others experience…
Although cigarette smoking has declined for decades in the U.S., electronic cigarettes, also called vapes, have gained popularity in recent years. Now, almost one…
The Lancet Commission on dementia prevention and intervention, a global project that gets scientists to review the evidence for risk factors of dementia every few…
A new study from the UK suggests that the models used to screen for potential future cases of dementia are not reliable predictors of…
After actor Lauren Miller Rogen’s mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, she and her husband, actor Seth Rogen, decided to apply their powers of entertainment…