Protect Your Hearing to Protect Your Brain
October 23, 2022
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VIDEO + ARTICLE + APPS: A NEW STUDY finds that cognitive impairment begins in the earliest stages of age-related hearing loss — when hearing is
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October 18, 2022
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NEWS: Although it’s normal for brainpower to decline as people age, studies show it’s not inevitable. Some people stay sharp into their 80s, 90s, and
Alzheimer’s Misdiagnosed 50 Times by Memory Clinic
October 17, 2022
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VIDEO + ARTICLE: Can a misdiagnosis ruin a life? Sherry-Ann Jenkins allegedly misdiagnosed Alzheimer’s dozens of times. A lawsuit by people hurt by their misdiagnosis
Diet & Activities Help Declining Brains “Bounce Back”
October 17, 2022
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DIET + COGNITIVE + PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES: Lifestyle changes can help improve cognition in older adults experiencing cognitive decline that precedes dementia, researchers find. Find out
Experts Review Evidence on Yoga & Dementia
October 10, 2022
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HEALTH: Yoga practice ‘expands the mind.’ Research shows this to be literally true: the volume of the hippocampus, involved with memory processing, increases with yoga
Think Well + Smell Well = Low Alzheimer’s Risk
October 4, 2022
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DIAGNOSIS NEWS: Nearly all participants with mild memory problems who scored well on two 5-minute screening tests — measuring cognition and the ability to identify
Eggs & Choline – Brain Healthy, Heart Risky
October 2, 2022
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What is Epigenomics? How Does It Affect Alzheimer’s?
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Epigenomics enables us to nurture what our genes do through the way we live. Find out how MIT researchers are mastering epigenomics to beat Alzheimer’s.
Can a Herpes Treatment Cut Alzheimer’s in Half?
September 27, 2022
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Most people are infected by Herpes Simplex Virus 1 (HSV1) by the time they reach old age. New evidence shows that on top of cold
Can De-prescribing Brain Drugs Reduce Dementia?
September 26, 2022
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Anticholinergic drugs have been consistently linked to cognitive impairment. Scientists seek de-prescribing trials to test anticholinergic drugs as reversible risk factors for dementia. Can de-prescribing
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