A new study suggests that people who living in neighborhoods rich with greenery experience a slower cognitive decline than their urban-dwelling counterparts. When you…
We know high blood pressure is not good for the heart. But recent research has shown that high blood pressure is not only bad…
New research on dementia has found that smoking and diabetes aren’t just vaguely linked to health problems—they also may lead to build up of…
What’s love got to do with memory? A new study shows that maintaining intimacy and deep emotional connections to a partner as a person…
Researchers suggests that alcohol can hinder the microglia from clearing beta-amyloid proteins. For those trying to follow preventative advice to avoid dementia, the guidance…
By Emily Woodruff The studies on brain training using computer games and exercising your brain with activities like crosswords have mixed reviews. But a…
Alzheimer’s begins stealthily in the brain: The first signs of Alzheimer’s are not the symptoms of forgetfulness or disorientation. The first clue, scientists have…
You can’t control your age, but can you slow the decline of aging by trying to keep your mental health in check? A new…
They say money can’t buy happiness, but can it buy you a healthy brain? A new study has found that poor people are more…
Dementia and depression may be more closely linked than they appear. While scientists aren’t sure what exactly causes dementia, depression falls into a category…
By Emily Woodruff Why do some people develop dementia, when others live well into old age without memory problems? While scientists are still figuring…
Repeated blows to the head, like those potentially sustained in football or boxing, have long been shown to contribute to long-term neurological damage. But…
Science suggests that anxiety is associated with dementia, but much about this link remains a mystery. We know that certain mental illnesses and risk…
Long-term use of certain drugs, some of them used to treat depression, has been linked to an increase in dementia risk in a study…
A new study released by the University of Montana showed that symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease were present in those who had been exposed to…