Why your gut microbiome is so important for health and how to protect it
Resolutions to improve health typically include measures such as more exercise, a healthier diet and stopping smoking. But…
Brain Health Challenge: Workouts to Strengthen Your Brain
The 5-Day Brain Health Challenge A sharper, more resilient mind starts here. Friday Make 5 Appointments Today, you’re…
Brain Health Challenge: Try the MIND Diet
Welcome to Day 2 of the Brain Health Challenge. Today, we’re talking about food. Your brain is an…
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,…
Restoring brain energy balance reverses Alzheimer’s disease in mouse models
For over a century, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has been considered irreversible. Consequently, research has focused on disease prevention…
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…
Controlling Hypertension Can Reduce Dementia Risk—Even When Genetics Aren’t on Your Side
“This tells us something really important,” de Havenon explains. “Even if you’ve been dealt a bad genetic hand…
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…
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…