STUDY: 1/5 Dementia Cases Come With Vision Impairment
By
Lisa Power
| October 9th, 2024
It’s long been said that the eyes are the windows to the soul, but more and more research supports findings that the eyes are…
Early Signs of Dementia: How Much Memory Loss Is ‘Normal’?
By
Oliver Baumann and Cindy Jones, Bond University
| October 4th, 2024
You’ve driven home from work along the same route for the past five years. But lately, you’ve been stopping at the same intersection, struggling…
What Links Aging and Disease? Research Points to Metabolism
By
Melanie R. McReynolds
| September 26th, 2024
Aging is a biological process that no one can avoid. Ideally, growing old should be a time to relax and enjoy the fruits of…
STUDY: Cholesterol, Vision Loss Drive Dementia Risk
By
Lisa Power
| September 19th, 2024
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…
How 100 Years of EEG Have Transformed Neuroscience
By
Erika Nyhus
| September 13th, 2024
Electroencephalography, or EEG, was invented 100 years ago. In the years since the invention of this device to monitor brain electricity, it has had…
6 Ways to Look After Your Brain Health in Your 20s and 30s
By
Jitka Vseteckova and Corrina Grimes
| August 30th, 2024
Dementia is not an inevitable consequence of aging. It’s thought that around 40 percent of dementia cases could be prevented (or at least delayed)…
STUDY: Screening for Future Dementia May Be Missing Most Cases
By
Lisa Power
| August 27th, 2024
A new study from the UK suggests that the models used to screen for potential future cases of dementia are not reliable predictors of…
Alzheimer’s Risk Higher if Your Mother Had Cognitive Problems
By
Rahul Sidhu
| August 21st, 2024
The genetic risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease is more strongly influenced by the mother’s side than the father’s side, a recent study has discovered….
STUDY: This Shingles Vaccine Appears to Lower Dementia Risk By 17%
By
Ibrahim Javed
| August 21st, 2024
A recent study has suggested Shingrix, a relatively new vaccine given to protect older adults against shingles, may delay the onset of dementia. This…
STUDY: Nasal Spray Clears Proteins Linked to Alzheimer’s
By
Rahul Sidhu
| August 19th, 2024
Scientists in America have developed a nasal spray that can remove proteins in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease – at least, in mice….
Diets for Dementia Prevention? Check Out Our New Guide
By
The Editors
| August 19th, 2024
Curious about the gut-brain connection? Want to learn more about the foods linked to lower dementia risk? Looking for neurologists’ feedback on diet do’s…
Loss for Words? Research Shows Art Therapy Brings Brain Health Benefits
By
Sarah Versitano and Iain Perkes
| August 16th, 2024
Creating art for healing purposes dates back tens of thousands of years, to the practices of First Nations people around the world. Art therapy…
STUDY: Singing or Playing Music Appears to Boost Brain Health
By
Michael Hornberger
| August 13th, 2024
Generations of parents have told their children to practice their musical instruments. Parents have good reason to keep on top of their children’s musical…
‘Sleeping on It’ Really Does Help, and 4 More New Sleep Research Breakthroughs
By
Dan Denis
| August 9th, 2024
Twenty-six years. That is roughly how much of our lives are spent asleep. Scientists have been trying to explain why we spend so much…
STUDY: Stress Can Eat Up ‘Cognitive Reserve’ That Defends Your Brain From Dementia
By
Manasa Shanta Yerramalla and Shireen Sindi
| August 2nd, 2024
Some people have the biological hallmarks of Alzheimer’s – proteins called amyloid and tau that gum up the brain – but have no disease…
