Test Predicts Who Is Most Likely to Get Alzheimer’s—And When They’ll Get It
Dementia has a silent beginning, according to most scientists. The changes in the brain that lead to diseases like Alzheimer’s begin decades before symptoms…
Dementia has a silent beginning, according to most scientists. The changes in the brain that lead to diseases like Alzheimer’s begin decades before symptoms…
Could tricking your body into believing it’s only consuming water for several days improve your brain or protect it from diseases like Alzheimer’s? Valter…
We talk to Professor Valter Longo from the University of Southern California about why he believes fasting could be the most potent way to…
Families share stories of their loved ones’ experiences with homelessness and dementia. When Heather Oglesby pulled up to a homeless shelter in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania,…
Whether or not Alzheimer’s disease can be 100% prevented is up for debate. Scientists still don’t know exactly what causes Alzheimer’s, nor do they…
We know that habits like exercise and eating a nutritious diet are good for our bodies. But when it comes to brain health, it’s…
While you might read reports about the ongoing debate over what causes Alzheimer’s, Dr. Rudy Tanzi, an Alzheimer’s researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital in…
When you close your eyes and go to your “happy place,” does it involve the great outdoors? If so, there may be a good…
Could an aspirin a day keep dementia away? A new study has added to the list of evidence that anti-inflammatories like aspirin might be…
We tend to think of problems with hearing, eyesight and thinking as just another part of getting older. And to an extent, those functions…
We know high blood pressure is not good for the heart. But recent research has shown that high blood pressure is not only bad…
Blood pressure that is even a little higher than normal has been linked to dementia in later years, a new study has found. The…
Exercise is as good for the mind as it is for the body—considering the overwhelming evidence that keeping active keeps blood flowing to the…
Have you ever met someone in their 80s, or even 90s, who could recall facts faster than a Google search engine? Those people, according…
By Emily Woodruff The studies on brain training using computer games and exercising your brain with activities like crosswords have mixed reviews. But a…