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Healthy habits may improve longevity, prevent Alzheimer’s disease

Scientists from Rush University found that everyday habits that serve as the backbone of a healthy lifestyle may keep your brain sharp and help...

Common causes of frontotemporal dementia you need to know

Scientists are beginning to understand the biological and genetic basis for the changes observed in brain cells that lead to frontotemporal dementia, or frontotemporal...

Most preventive antibiotics prescribed by dentists are unnecessary

Scientists from the University of Illinois at Chicago found that 81% of antibiotics prescribed by dentists to prevent infections prior to dental visits are...

Scientists find a major cause of artery-damaging inflammation

Scientists from New York University found that platelets are the trigger of an artery-damaging inflammatory response. The research is published in Science Translational Medicine and...

Vaccination after infection may decrease your risk of long COVID

Scientists from Office for National Statistics found that vaccination after infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, is associated with a decrease in...

Scientists find a new cause of autism

Scientists from Northwestern University and elsewhere found a new genetic factor that leads the brain to grow fewer synapses at a critical time in...

Reversing prediabetes may reduce risks of heart attacks, strokes

Scientists from Tangshan People's Hospital found that people who reverse their prediabetes may lower the risk of heart attack, stroke and death. The research is...

Scientists find new biomarkers to detect Alzheimer’s early

Scientists from Edith Cowan University have found a new biomarker that could be used to detect Alzheimer's disease decades before symptoms emerge. The research is...

Scientists find a new way to reverse aging, chronic inflammation

Chronic inflammation, which results when old age, stress, or environmental toxins keep the body’s immune system in overdrive, can contribute to a variety of...

Three types of frontotemporal dementia you need to know

Various disorders and factors contribute to the development of dementia. Neurodegenerative disorders result in a progressive and irreversible loss of neurons and brain functioning. There are...