Dementia Cases Will Soar—With Major Geographic Disparities
A new study predicts dementia cases will rise three-fold. Developing countries are expected to be the hardest hit. Eastern sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and…
A new study predicts dementia cases will rise three-fold. Developing countries are expected to be the hardest hit. Eastern sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and…
In villages dotted across the Amazon rainforest in the Bolivian lowlands, roughly 16,000 Tsimane people subsist largely by farming, fishing, hunting and foraging. The…
Two first-of-their-kind studies presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference show transgender and nonbinary adults are more likely show early possible signs of dementia….
Scientists predict that access to education will reduce one’s risk of dementia, while other lifestyle factors, like smoking and diet, will contribute to the…
Research has shown that glucose levels, the brain’s primary source of fuel, in the central nervous system diminishes in aging, and some researchers suggest that…
People with dementia are at heightened risk of contracting an infection from the novel coronavirus and have significantly greater rates of hospitalization and death…
Neuroscientist Kristen Willeumier, PhD, author of Biohack Your Brain, and neurologist Dr. Majid Fotuhi, author of Boost Your Brain, help us understand why we…
The cognitive health of adults aged 50 or older has traditionally improved from one generation to another. American Baby Boomers mark the first reversal…
At the National Alzheimer’s Summit, experts stressed that it is possible for people to reduce their risk of developing dementia by making certain lifestyle…
You can see why a ketogenic diet should not be the first approach to maintaining brain health. The primary focus must be to maintain…
Sarcopenia is the natural loss of muscle mass that comes with age. When we talk about sarcopenic obesity, it’s people who are gaining fat…
What we know already is remarkable, compared to 10 years before, in neuroscience, clinical neuroscience and Alzheimer’s disease. There have been a lot of…
James Galvin, associate dean for clinical research at the Florida Atlantic University College of Medicine, found that people with sarcopenia, the natural loss of…
Dementia disproportionately affects communities of color. The new UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Center for Brain Health Equity joins the fight to address the disparity. According to the…
Scientists increasingly say that taking care of your mind and body may be the most significant way to delay the onset of cognitive decline….