Could frequent, long daytime naps foreshadow Alzheimer’s disease? Healthy sleep is good for the brain. But recent study of older adults has found that…
Can too much coffee shrink your brain? Bad news arrived recently for the constantly caffeinated: Researchers recently found evidence that drinking more than six…
Early research shows that consistent use of saunas or hot tubs may offer similar health benefits to traditional aerobic exercise — including lowering a…
Mounting evidence shows that Alzheimer’s biomarker tau protein accumulates differently — and more rapidly — in woman’s brains than in men’s. Over 30 million…
Photo: Carolee Lee, left and Michelle M. Mielke, right; Courtesy of Women’s Health Access Matters! Carolee Lee of WHAM! (Women’s Health Access Matters) and…
The largest African American genome-wide association study to date has revealed new race-based genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s disease is more prevalent among Black…
A nationwide study revealed an unexpected reversal of trends: The American ‘Baby Boomer’ generation scored lower in large-scale cognitive testing than members of older…