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This diet reduces your risk of cognitive impairment, dementia

In a new study from the University of Barcelona, researchers found a diet rich in plant products reduces the risk of cognitive impairment and...

This eye surgery may reduce dementia risk

In a new study from Kaiser Permanente Washington, researchers found cataracts affect most older adults at risk for dementia, and cataract surgery is associated...

Mild cognitive impairment in older age may not lead to dementia

In a new study from Columbia University, researchers found although a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) might worry an older adult, it does...

This stroke drug could help treat Alzheimer’s disease and dementia

In a new study from the University of Southern California, researchers found a human stroke drug might also be a safe and powerful defense...

Healthy lifestyle can reduce dementia even if you have a family history of the...

In a recent study was presented at the Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle & Cardiometabolic Health Conference2021, researchers found that adopting healthy lifestyle behaviors can lower...

Scientists find new drug that slows down Parkinson’s disease

In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers found potential new treatments that could slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease. They found that two different...

Scientists find a new way to detect Alzheimer’s disease early

In a recent study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, researchers found certain changes in a part of the brain stem, visible in scans,...

What are the links between COVID-19, brain harm and dementia risk?

Headaches, brain fog and that peculiar inability to smell or taste things. By now most people know these symptoms as a few of the...

This MIND diet may protect your cognitive function, prevent dementia

In a recent study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, researchers found that older adults may benefit from a specific diet called the MIND diet even...

Scientists find a new biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease

In a new study from the University of Texas at Dallas, researchers found a new biomarker of Alzheimer's disease. They reported how declines in a...