Brain Health Challenge: Test Your Knowledge of Healthy Habits
Welcome to the Brain Health Challenge! I’m Dana Smith, a reporter at The New York Times, and I’ll…
How can you protect your brain health? Move, brush regularly, check your blood pressure
This is the 79th instalment in a series on dementia, including the research into its causes and treatment,…
Research highlights a potential therapeutic strategy for vascular dementia
A possible new treatment for impaired brain blood flow and related dementias is on the horizon. Research by…
Menopause hormone therapy not linked to dementia risk in women
A major review of prior research has found no evidence that menopause hormone therapy either increases or decreases…
Eating More High Fat Cheese May Surprisingly Lower Your Risk of Dementia
Image credits: Snap Wander. Fatty cheese is a guilty pleasure for millions of people. But while these fats…
Blood-based biomarkers and the new landscape of Alzheimer’s research
For much of the past century, Alzheimer’s disease has been one of medicine’s most daunting frontiers – biologically…
New molecular ruler enables precise measurement of toxic Tau fibrils in fluid samples
Researchers have developed a new tool, FibrilPaint combined with the FibrilRuler test, that allows scientists to directly measure…
Researchers identify enzyme linked to myelin damage and neurodegenerative conditions
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have identified a type of enzyme with a complicated name –…
VA Research Wrap Up: New findings on lung cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and maternity care
VA’s Office of Research and Development recently published three News Briefs highlighting research findings on a lung cancer treatment, Alzheimer’s…
Ozempic pill fails to slow Alzheimer’s disease
Ozempic warning: Experts warn of side effects from weight loss drug Experts are warning of the possible side…
Drugs like Ozempic linked to annoying new side effect: study
New research suggests that drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy might trigger more than just a slimmer waistline. Many…
Chris Hemsworth provides update on health, Alzheimer’s concerns
National Geographic’s new documentary, “Chris Hemsworth: A Road Trip to Remember,” opens with the “Thor” actor reflecting on…