These personality traits may protect you from dementia
Alzheimer’s disease, the main cause of dementia in the elderly, is a neurodegenerative disease caused by the irreversible destruction of neuronal networks in certain...
Hearing loss linked to Alzheimer’s disease, dementia
Sound has the power to stimulate the brain, which is why hearing loss has the potential to have a profound effect on health—especially among...
How to delay memory loss, according to science
In a new study, researchers found that small lifestyle changes such as diet and exercise could influence brain aging through certain molecular pathways.
This means...
Which foods do you eat together? Your food combo may raise dementia risk
In a new study, researchers found that it may not only be what foods you eat, but what foods you eat together that may...
This common brain disease could lead to dementia, stroke
Cerebral small vessel disease, or CSVD, is a brain disease that affects an estimated 11 million older adults in the U.S.
CSVD is characterized by...
An aspirin a day does not keep dementia at bay
In a new study, researchers found that taking a low-dose aspirin once a day does not reduce the risk of thinking and memory problems...
Early-life hardship linked to decline in memory and thinking in later life
In a new study, researchers found that early-life adversity can have long-term effects on people's memory and thinking in later life.
They showed that experiencing...
This blood pressure number may help predict dementia, brain lesions
In a recent study, researchers found that the bottom number (diastolic blood pressure) on a blood pressure test could be important when it comes...
New finding offers fresh hope for early Alzheimer’s diagnosis
In a new study, researchers have discovered a new biomarker that could be used to detect Alzheimer's disease decades before symptoms emerge.
The research was...
Hearing aids may help delay cognitive decline, improve brain function
In a new study, researchers found that wearing hearing aids may delay cognitive decline in older adults and improve brain function.
The research was conducted...