Could your daily cup of coffee or tea be a simple yet powerful tool in the fight against cognitive decline and dementia? Let’s find out. Cognitive disorders like Alzheimer’s disease pose a growing threat to public health, with the World Health Organization predicting a staggering 100 million cases by 2050.1 As current treatments offer limited […]

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Getting a shingles vaccine to protect you from this painful condition should be a no-brainer, but what if we told you it could reduce your risk of dementia too?

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New research in The Lancet highlights the anti-dementia effects of commonly prescribed blood pressure meds. The paper, published in May 2024, describes how researchers dredged 34 years’ worth of Dutch medical records to confirm the link. In an enormous cohort study, the researchers confirmed that widely used medications such as calcium channel blockers and angiotensin […]

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It’s CTE awareness month. Is your kid’s school sports program up to date on the latest in concussion prevention? First introduced two years ago by the Concussion Legacy Foundation (CLF), the aim of CTE awareness month is to foster dialogue and education on CTE. What is CTE? CTE is a neurodegenerative disease linked with repeated […]

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Knowing the early signs and symptoms of Alzheimer’s and dementia is vital if you are caring for an older person. Finding your keys in the refrigerator is often an indicator of fatigue or absent-mindedness, but it can also be a hint that you need to take measures to preserve your health. Half a million people […]

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Ever wonder how a fragrance can unlock a once-forgotten memory? In a study published in Frontiers in Neuroscience, UC Irvine scientists have discovered that exposing older adults to complex smells while they slept, improved their cognitive and neural functioning.  The ability of smell to transport you to a time and place of the past can […]

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If you frequently run a marathon or do heavy aerobic exercise, you may be pleasantly surprised. A study by a team from the Federal University of São Paulo in Brazil suggests that training not only improves balance and posture but could also slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.1 Alzheimer’s disease Alzheimer’s disease is one of […]

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Dementia is a leading disability and the seventh cause of death in the elderly.1 In 2015, 47 million people were diagnosed, and this number is estimated to triple in the next 30 years.2 With the high prevalence of this disease and no effective treatments, special attention is paid to identifying and influencing the risk factors […]

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