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Impaired Sense of Direction Could Be Early Alzheimer's Sign
THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 – Middle-aged folks who have difficulties navigating their way through space could be at higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease years later, a new study finds. “Very e...
Yoga Brings Brain Benefits to Women at Risk for Alzheimer's
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 – In a new study, yoga appears to have bolstered the brain health of older women who had risk factors for Alzheimer's disease. The study can't prove that the ancient...
Fat Around Men's Pancreas Might Raise Odds for Alzheimer's
TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 – Excess fat around your pancreas could bode ill for the health of your aging brain, new research shows. But maybe only if you're male: The relationship wasn't observed among...
Higher Pancreatic Fat Percentage Linked to Lower Cognition in Men
TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 – Higher pancreatic fat percentage is associated with lower cognition and brain volumes in middle-aged men at high risk for Alzheimer disease, according to a study published...
Timing of CSF Biomarker Divergence for Alzheimer Disease, Normal Cognition Varies
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 – Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and other biomarkers differ for individuals with Alzheimer disease and cognitively normal controls, with the estimated times of divergence...
Dirty Air Could Be Raising Your Alzheimer's Risk
THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 – People exposed to high levels of traffic-related air pollution are more likely to have more amyloid plaques in their brain, a condition associated with Alzheimer’s disease, ...
Harmful Association Identified Between Traffic Pollution, Amyloid Plaques
THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 – Traffic-related fine particulate matter (PM2.5) affects the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease (CERAD) score, according to a study published online...
Dietary Thiamine Has J-Shaped Association With Cognitive Decline
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 – For older individuals, dietary thiamine intake has a J-shaped association with cognitive decline, with an inflection point of 0.68 mg/day, according to a study published...
Lower Alzheimer Risk Seen With PDE5i Initiation for Erectile Dysfunction
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7, 2024 – For men with erectile dysfunction (ED), phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor (PDE5i) initiation is associated with a lower risk for Alzheimer disease (AD), according to a...
Helping a Loved One With Dementia Enjoy Valentine's Day
TUESDAY, Feb. 13, 2024 – When a loved one has dementia, Valentine's Day can be bittersweet. "When dementia enters someone's life, it can change many things, including the dynamic of their...
Dementia Care Costs Can Quickly Burn Through People's Savings: Study
FRIDAY, Feb. 9, 2024 – Dementia care can eat through the savings of cash-strapped seniors, a new study warns. The average senior with dementia in non-nursing residential care facilities spent 97% of...
Cognitive Benefits Seen Two Years After Bariatric Surgery
FRIDAY, Feb. 9, 2024 – Bariatric surgery (BS) is associated with cognitive benefits two years after surgery, according to a study published online Feb. 9 in JAMA Network Open. Emma Custers, from...
Your Brain Finds Ways to Compensate Against Age-Related Decline
THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2024 – No one's brain is as sharp at 60 as it was at 20. However, new research supports the notion that folk's brains can make subtle adjustments with age to compensate for that...
Viagra, Cialis May Help Reduce Alzheimer's Risk
THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2023 – Could drugs that give a boost to men's sexual performance help them stave off Alzheimer's disease? That's the main finding from a study suggesting that erectile dysfunction...
ASA: Nearly One in Five People Develop Dementia After Stroke
THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2024 – Almost one-fifth of people develop dementia after stroke, according to a study presented at the American Stroke Association International Stroke Conference 2024, held from...
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