Olive oil may lower risk of deadly dementia, study finds
A new study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health indicates that regular olive oil consumption could reduce the risk of death...
Fragrance at night boosts older people’s memory
Scientists at the University of California, Irvine, ran a special experiment with older adults aged 60 to 85. They wanted to see if certain...
A new method to spot Alzheimer’s and dementia early
Diseases that affect the brain, like Alzheimer's and dementia, often start changing the brain long before people start to feel unwell.
This makes these diseases...
Sharp increase seen in cognitive decline in older people over past decade
In a recent study, a team of researchers dug into the medical records of over 1.3 million people between 65 and 99 years old.
Their...
People with vision problems more likely to have dementia
Everyone knows that getting older can sometimes mean our bodies and minds don't work as well as they used to.
One of the things people...
Scientists find a new tool to detect early dementia risk
In a novel approach to predicting the risk of developing dementia, researchers from the Florida State University College of Medicine have identified a simple,...
How fragrances boosted memory in older people
Scientists have discovered a simple, new way to make our brains sharper. It's all about what we smell while we're asleep.
A group of brain...
Scientists find a new way to prevent dementia
Could training our noses to recognize smells boost our memory and lower the risk of dementia?
That's exactly what Dr. Alex Bahar-Fuchs and his team...
Scientists find how to predict mild cognitive impairment years before symptoms
Have you ever thought about what happens inside our bodies that can cause diseases like Alzheimer's?
Scientists are always curious about these questions, and they...
Scientists find link between body inflammation and dementia risk
Dementia is a brain-related disease that affects millions of people globally.
People with dementia experience memory loss, difficulties with thinking and problem-solving, and may find...