It’s often emphasized that a healthier lifestyle can lead to a longer life, but a recent study of participants from the UK Biobank showed that healthy lifestyle behaviors may help reduce the risk for age-related brain diseases.
Results of new
Researchers are getting closer to identifying how certain diets can reduce the risk for developing dementia — even in later adulthood.
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
A new study published in the journal Mindfulness has found that older adults with early signs of cognitive impairment show reduced levels of dispositional mindfulness, and that this decline may be linked to changes in brain connectivity. Specifically, the researchers
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With the first generation of people exposed widely to
The risk of developing dementia later in life is strongly predicted by a person’s cognitive ability, functional limitations and physical health as many as 20 years before onset of the illness, according to a new RAND report.
Related new research
There’s the old saying that an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but new findings show that a different fruit a day can keep the blues away.
A recent study led by Raaj Mehta, MD, MPH, an instructor in
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When thinking about how to protect their brain health,
Christopher D. Anderson, MD, MSc, chief of the Division of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and associate neurologist in the Department of Neurology and Center for Genomic Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, is the corresponding author
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