Technology and Brain Health

A digitally supported multimodal lifestyle program to promote brain health among older adults (the LETHE randomized controlled feasibility trial): study design, progress, and first results | Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy

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Study design

LETHE (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05565170) is a two-year pilot RCT conducted at four European sites: Medical University of Vienna (Austria), Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (Finland), University of Perugia (Italy), and Karolinska Institutet (Sweden). At each site, eligible participants

Nutrition for Brain Health

Kyowa Hakko highlights Cognizin research for brain health support in middle-aged and older adults

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In a June 24, 2025, press release, Kyowa Hakko Bio Co., Ltd highlighted findings from various research on the cognitive effects of Cognizin, a branded form of citicoline, for aging individuals. Earlier this month, an oral presentation

Nutrition for Brain Health

MIND diet may reduce Alzheimer’s risk for older adults, new study finds

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New evidence finds that the MIND diet lives up to its name, even when it is started later in life.

Middle-aged and older participants in a large, long-term study were less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease or other types of

Nutrition for Brain Health

Study links organic food consumption to better cognitive function in older adults

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Older adults who eat more organic food tend to have better cognitive performance, according to a new study published in the European Journal of Nutrition. The researchers also found that organic food consumption was associated with a reduced risk

Mental Health and Brain Health

Brain health in older adults threatened by prolonged air pollution

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Long-term exposure to high levels of air pollution may harm the brain health of older adults in England, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

The research, published in The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, found that exposure

Mental Health and Brain Health

Ethnicity and mental health impact brain health in rural older adults

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A new research paper was published in Aging (Aging-US) on November 27, 2024, in Volume 17, Issue 1, titled “Neurocognitive disparities: investigating ethnicity and mental health in rural aging adults.”

Researchers Carol Fadalla, Jonathan Singer, Peter Rerick, Lauren

Nutrition for Brain Health

Mediterranean diet linked to better brain health in Hispanic/Latino adults

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Closely following a Mediterranean diet was associated with having better brain health among Hispanic/Latino adults in a preliminary study to be presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2025. The meeting is in Los Angeles, Feb. 5-7,

The Relationship Between Brain Health and Lifestyle

Psychological profiles associated with mental, cognitive and brain health in middle-aged and older adults

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Participant characteristics

A total of 823 cognitively unimpaired participants from the Barcelona Brain Health Initiative (BBHI; including n = 750 with baseline mental, cognitive and/or brain health data and n = 533 with both magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and cognitive