From the NIH/National Institute on Aging press release: Combining more healthy lifestyle behaviors was associated with substantially lower risk for Alzheimer’s disease in a study that included data from nearly 3,000 research participants. Those who…
From the DZNE – German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases press release: Our sense of direction tends to decline with age. In the scientific journal “Nature Communications,” researchers from the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)…
From the Stanford University press release: Even among healthy people, a faltering memory is often an expected part of aging — but it’s not inevitable. “Some individuals exhibit remarkable maintenance of memory function throughout late…
From the Wiley press release: A study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society examined five personality traits — neuroticism, extraversion, conscientiousness, agreeableness, and openness — and their links to pre-dementia conditions called motoric cognitive…
From the University College London press release: Persistently engaging in negative thinking patterns may raise the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, finds a new UCL-led study. In the study of people aged over 55, published in Alzheimer’s…
From the UT Southwestern Medical Center press release: Scientists have collected plenty of evidence linking exercise to brain health, with some research suggesting fitness may even improve memory. But what happens during exercise to trigger…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release: It’s never too late to lace up some sneakers and work up a sweat for brain health, according to a study published in the May 13, 2020,…
From the Tufts University press release: Older adults who consumed small amounts of flavonoid-rich foods, such as berries, apples and tea, were two to four times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias…
From the Ruhr-University Bochum press release: If your hearing deteriorates in old age, the risk of dementia and cognitive decline increases. So far, it hasn’t been clear why. A team of neuroscientists has examined what…
From the NIH/National Eye Institute press release: According to a recent analysis of data from two major eye disease studies, adherence to the Mediterranean diet — high in vegetables, whole grains, fish, and olive oil…