What factors affect our brain health? What can we do to protect our brains from premature aging, cognitive decline, and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and dementia? Scientists, doctors, patients, and caregivers share insights here about brain health.
The National Institute on Aging is providing researchers with $3.5 million for a five-year study on the effectiveness of an app that will help…
Between 50 and 70 million Americans live with a sleep disorder. While getting a bad night’s sleep has been linked to an increased dementia…
If you want to reduce your risk for dementia, lower your risk factors for stroke, urges a group of experts in a manifesto published…
How much walking does it take to keep your brain resilient against Alzheimer’s? Researchers have discovered the ideal amount of daily moderate exercise needed…
Want to slow down, or possibly prevent, age-related memory loss? A new study in the journal Neurology suggests that certain daily activities may do…
People who undergo hormone therapy to treat prostate cancer are at higher risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study….
Maybe you don’t work out often as you’d like. Perhaps you hit the gym once or twice a week, or enjoy a hike or…
Researchers now have a clearer understanding of how the Alzheimer’s gene ApoE4 disrupts brain cells, leading to cell death and dementia symptoms. A study…
Are the drugs you’re taking putting you at increased risk for dementia? A 2019 study in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine gives good reason…
Lead researcher and neurology professor at the University of Miami Dr. Deborah Mash is studying the link between Alzheimer’s signs in dolphins and humans….
Researchers have been focusing on how brain plaque contributes to Alzheimer’s disease since Dr. Alois Alzheimer noticed strange clumps in a patient’s brain after…
A new study published in JAMA Neurology links high levels of “bad” LDL cholesterol with early-onset Alzheimer’s. According to lead author of the study…
Can yoga and brain games slow down or improve quality of life in people with mild memory and cognitive issues? A new study sponsored…
Reading every day may reduce dementia risk, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry in July 2018. Researchers at Hong Kong’s Elderly Health…
A study launched over two years ago using gamma light therapy to reduce beta-amyloid plaques in mice has proven to be a non-conventional treatment…