Heard of probiotics? They’re those pills — often found in a refrigerated section of the vitamins aisle at your local pharmacy or natural grocer…
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Before her diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment and early-stage Alzheimer’s in 2019, Rebecca Chopp was a widely published author, editor, and academic, serving as…
Fasting diets: They’re all the rage. Across the internet and at bookstore after bookstore, you can find experts promising that a diet that involves…
Alzheimer’s disease affects one in 10 people over the age of 65 and one in three over the age of 85, and its global…
An Alzheimer’s blood biomarker test can’t actually determine whether or not a person has Alzheimer’s disease — but it can help signal to doctors…
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A small, seahorse-sized area of the brain is responsible for most of our learning and memory. Called the hippocampus, this area is key…
At this time of year many of us resolve to prioritise our health. So it is no surprise there’s a roaring trade of products…
Alzheimer’s disease is often thought of as a condition that only affects the elderly. But around 3.9 million people worldwide aged 30 to 64…
There’s something about Christmas carols that immediately take us back to joyful holidays past. And it’s no wonder: Music and the brain are deeply…
Dr. Leon Landers, who studies the relationship between poor or disrupted sleep and cognitive function at the Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, discusses…
Dementia is most widely associated with its cognitive symptoms, like memory loss. But it often brings a host of behavioral symptoms, too, like agitation…
Often, people living with dementia will develop behavioral symptoms. To treat symptoms like agitation and insomnia, doctors sometimes prescribe benzodiazepines (“benzos”) like Xanax, Valium…
Dementia affects more than 55 million people around the world. A number of factors can increase a person’s risk of developing dementia, including high…