Dementia

Despite the Headlines, We Don't Yet Know If Anticholinergic Drugs Contribute to Dementia Risk

By Alice Park

Having More Education Won't Slow the Effects of Dementia, New Study Says

By Alice Park

How a Healthy Heart Can Help Lower Risk of Dementia

By Alice Park

Drinking Too Much Alcohol (And Too Little) Is Linked to Dementia

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Just 10 Minutes of Exercise Can Help Your Brain

Just 10 minutes of physical activity can increase brainpower for a short time afterward, according to a new study published in Neuropsychologia. The finding may be important for older people with limited abilities to exercise,...

By Amanda MacMillan

President Trump Reportedly Drinks 12 Diet Cokes a Day. Here’s What That Does to Your Body

Based on early research

By Jamie Ducharme

Why Marriage Is Linked to a Lower Risk of Dementia

People who have never married or whose spouse has died are at increased risk of developing dementia compared to married people, according to a new review in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. But...

By Amanda MacMillan

We’re One Step Closer to Hydrogen Cars

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By The Aspen Institute

You Asked: How Can I Spot Early Signs of Dementia In an Aging Parent?

Don’t write off memory issues as normal aging.

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Good Design Can Help People With Dementia Live Better Lives

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7 Ways to Keep Your Brain Sharp As You Age

There’s mounting evidence that some of the best things you can do for your brain are also some of the best for your body.A new scientific advisory from the American Heart Association and American Stroke...

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This Mental Illness Expert Says Trump Doesn’t Qualify

Trump "doesn't fit the criteria"

By Rachel Lewis

Degenerative Brain Disease Found In 87% of Former Football Players: Study

The link between football and traumatic brain injury continues to strengthen. Now, one of the largest studies on the subject to date finds that 110 out of 111 deceased NFL players had chronic traumatic encephalopathy...

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Doctors Say a Third of Dementia Cases Could be Prevented

Some effective ways of preventing dementia don’t involve high-tech or expensive strategies

By Alice Park

How Exercise May Protect the Brain From Alzheimer’s Disease

Regular exercise may offer some protection against Alzheimer’s disease, even for people who are genetically at risk, according to recent research.In the study, published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, people who did more moderate-intensity...

By Amanda MacMillan

The Death Rate from Alzheimer’s Disease Is Climbing

The death rate from Alzheimer’s is rising, according to the latest government study, and more families are caring for loved ones with the disease

By Alice Park

If You Want to Avoid Dementia, Here's What To Know

You’ve heard the saying before: “use it or lose it.” Studies show that people who utilize their brains more—by furthering their education, learning a new language or musical instrument or keeping a rich network of...

By Alice Park

Why Scientists Are Still Flummoxed by Alzheimer's

The brain is amazing and complicated

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Maja Daniels Wins First Photographic Grant on Alzheimer's

Rethinking Alzheimer's behind one closed door

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Why American Consumption Is Out of Step With Our Anxiety

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By The Aspen Institute
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