How College Education Affects Alzheimer’s Risk
It’s not just any one thing that causes Alzheimer’s disease, but rather a combination of factors that range from possessing certain variants of genes…
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.
It’s not just any one thing that causes Alzheimer’s disease, but rather a combination of factors that range from possessing certain variants of genes…
Listening to music at a World Rocks Against Dementia day, as well as hosting a food and clothes drive to raise money for homeless…
We know that a sedentary lifestyle isn’t good for your health. Studies on inactivity have led to headlines like “Sitting Can Kill You,” and…
New research indicates that when it comes to verbal memory, the later you hit menopause the better. We know that varying levels of estrogen…
There is no one reason why some people get Alzheimer’s and others do not. Most scientists point to genetics and lifestyle as the main…
In a society where eating three large meals at the beginning, middle and end of the day is the norm, not eating seems like an…
Research is underway to study the effects of lifestyle in improving our health and reducing the risk of Alzheimer’s. For a long time, Alzheimer’s…
Researchers found that middle-aged women with greater cardiovascular fitness have a lower risk of developing dementia, compared to those with lower fitness. Alzheimer’s still…
If the fountain of youth does exist, it’s at the end of a cycling path, a 2018 study suggests. A lifetime of vigorous exercise—cycling,…
Research shows that traumatic brain injury increases the risk for people to develop dementia at an earlier age. We know by now that traumatic…
The number of people living with dementia is projected to more than triple by 2050, soaring to 152 million cases worldwide. Not all types of…
It’s easy to get lost in the advice for preventing Alzheimer’s: The research on prevention measures like brain games, alcohol intake and diet seems…
While cleaning the house, walking the dog and gardening might sound like boring chores, a new study has found that these everyday activities have…
In recent years, researchers have found evidence that a daily glass of wine may bolster brain health, but scientists still debate whether alcohol, in any…
The phrase “jog your memory” takes on new meaning in light of research that shows the simple act of running can help improve memory…