These two things may strongly increase cognitive decline
A new study involving researchers from Mount Sinai and the University of Iowa has found that the balance of bacteria in the gut—known as...
Major causes of dementia in younger adults everyone needs to know
When most people think of dementia, they picture an older person slowly forgetting names, losing track of time, or struggling to remember where they...
Sweet drinks in old age don’t raise dementia risk, study finds
A new international study has found that drinking sugary or artificially sweetened beverages in later life does not raise the risk of dementia in...
Banking habits may reveal early signs of dementia, study finds
A major study from the University of Nottingham and Lloyds Banking Group has found that everyday banking behaviors could help identify early signs of...
Hallucinations in dementia patients: what to know
Hallucinations can be a distressing symptom for people living with dementia, and also for the families and caregivers who support them. A hallucination means...
Can a head injury cause dementia later in life?
A head injury can happen to anyone — from a fall, a car accident, or a hit to the head while playing sports. Sometimes,...
MIND diet may lower dementia risk, even later in life
A large new study from the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center has found that following a brain-healthy eating pattern called the MIND diet can...
Too much thyroid hormone may increase memory loss risk
A new study from Johns Hopkins Medicine has found that having too much thyroid hormone in the body may increase the risk of memory...
This drug may lower dementia risk in people with type 2 diabetes, study finds
A large study led by researchers at Case Western Reserve University suggests that semaglutide—a drug already popular for managing type 2 diabetes (T2D) and...
Natural remedies for reducing dementia symptoms
Dementia is a condition that affects memory, thinking, and behavior.
It is caused by damage to brain cells and becomes more common with age.
Alzheimer’s disease...