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Eating Healthy Slows 'Aging Clock,' Helping to Shield Your Brain From Dementia
FRIDAY, March 15, 2024 – Scientists have long noticed that folks who eat healthy have healthier brains as they age, including lowered odds for dementia. Now, researchers believe they know why:...
Could War Zone Blasts Raise Veterans' Odds for Alzheimer's?
THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 – Combat veterans who suffered traumatic brain injuries due to explosive blasts may have markers in their spinal fluid similar to those of Alzheimer's disease, new research...
Reduced Levels of CSF β-Amyloid Seen in Veterans With Blast-Related mTBI
THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 – Middle-aged veterans with blast-related mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) have reduced levels of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) β-amyloid (Aβ), according to a study published o...
Tremor Could Point to Higher Odds for Dementia
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 – Dementia could three times more common among people suffering from essential tremor, a movement disorder that causes involuntary shaking, a new study suggests. “Not only do t...
AAN: Dementia More Common With Essential Tremor Than in the General Population
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 – Dementia rates are substantially higher among people with essential tremor than the general population, according to a study scheduled for presentation at the annual meeting...
FDA Delays Decision on New Alzheimer's Drug, Donanemab
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 – Instead of approving the new Alzheimer's drug donanemab this month, as was expected, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will now require the experimental medication be...
AI May Help Predict Mortality in Dementia Patients
TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 – Artificial intelligence models may enable the flagging of dementia patients at risk for mortality, according to a study published online Feb. 28 in Communications Medicine. ...
1 in 8 Seniors Who Undergo Surgery Are Back in Hospital Within a Month
MONDAY, March 4, 2024 – Major surgery is a dicey proposition for many seniors, with a substantial number landing back in the hospital just weeks or months after their operation, a new study warns....
More Evidence Sleep Apnea Harms Thinking, Memory
MONDAY, March 4, 2024 – Sleep apnea could have detrimental effects on the brain, causing memory or thinking problems, a new study suggests. People suffering from sleep apnea are about 50% more...
Impaired Sense of Direction Could Be Early Alzheimer's Sign
THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 – Middle-aged folks who have difficulties navigating their way through space could be at higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease years later, a new study finds. “Very e...
Yoga Brings Brain Benefits to Women at Risk for Alzheimer's
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 – In a new study, yoga appears to have bolstered the brain health of older women who had risk factors for Alzheimer's disease. The study can't prove that the ancient...
Fat Around Men's Pancreas Might Raise Odds for Alzheimer's
TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 – Excess fat around your pancreas could bode ill for the health of your aging brain, new research shows. But maybe only if you're male: The relationship wasn't observed among...
Higher Pancreatic Fat Percentage Linked to Lower Cognition in Men
TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 – Higher pancreatic fat percentage is associated with lower cognition and brain volumes in middle-aged men at high risk for Alzheimer disease, according to a study published...
Wendy Williams Diagnosed With Frontotemporal Dementia
THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 – Former talk show host Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia, her representatives announced in a statement on...
Timing of CSF Biomarker Divergence for Alzheimer Disease, Normal Cognition Varies
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 – Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and other biomarkers differ for individuals with Alzheimer disease and cognitively normal controls, with the estimated times of divergence...
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