World Health Organization Offers 12 Risk Factors for Dementia...
The World Health Organization has published prevention guidelines that evaluate 12 risk factors for dementia, as well as advice on how to address these concerns....
read moreBrain Changes May Occur 34 Years Before Alzheimer’s Symptoms...
There’s new evidence that changes in the brain’s anatomy and neurochemistry can occur decades before any symptoms of Alzheimer’s actually appear. The study on the brain’s “changepoints” in Alzheimer’s was published in the journal Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience....
read moreSugar going into the brain during septic shock causes memory loss...
Survivors of septic shock often experience memory loss and decreased cognitive function and now researchers might understand why. New research found that during septic shock, sugar is released into the blood stream and enters the brain. The sugar disrupts...
read moreBoosting brain health with a 5-minute breathing workout
A new study indicates that Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training appears to boost physical and cognitive performance and cardiovascular health. The technique involves inhaling through a resistive hand-held device 30 times (30 inhalations) per day....
read moreFighting age-related memory decline by syncing brain waves
Researchers at Boston University used brain stimulation to improve synchronization between gamma and theta brain waves in the left temporal and prefrontal cortexes in older people with memory decline. This technique rapidly boosted the participants’ working memory function for...
read morePassive TV may impair memory in older people
A new study from the UK found that older people who spent 3.5 hours or more per day watching TV experienced a greater decline in verbal memory than those who watched fewer hours of TV per day....
read moreInflammation in midlife hastens cognitive decline
Johns Hopkins University researchers used data from 12,336 people to assess inflammation’s effect on cognitive decline....
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