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Any type of physical exercise you perform improves how your brain functions. But researchers now say there’s a particular type of exercise that’s both enjoyable and provides an extra dose of oomph to your cognitive abilities. The secret is that it uses technology to exercise [...]

“Life's Simple Seven”, promoted by the American Heart Association, is a set of recommendations designed to reduce heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. Since heart and brain health are closely entwined, adopting “Life’s Simple Seven” reduces the risk of dementia too. But does this strategy help [...]

There are many ways to protect your brain as you get older, but one of the simplest involves nothing more than increasing your intake of a powerful anti-inflammatory nutrient well-known for helping joint pain. Now, human trials show it’s a boon to your brain function, [...]

Ask any mainstream doctor what they think about cholesterol, and you’ll probably get the same old tired answer… “It’ll give you heart disease.” But here’s what they won’t tell you… There’s a certain type of cholesterol that can have a positive impact on your health [...]

You’ll find this tiny crimson berry dried in granolas, stewed into a relish on Thanksgiving dinner plates or juiced in a cocktail. But for most of us cranberries are an afterthought, which may be a mistake if you want to ward off dementia. According to [...]

More and more research is proving the health benefits of the carotenoid called lutein, one of the pigments in fruits, vegetables and other plants that give them their color. You’ve no doubt heard of lutein and the numerous amazing ways it can help strengthen your [...]

Research into a previously ignored area of the brain has revealed a molecule that could be a key driver of Alzheimer’s. Not only has this neurotoxic chemical been identified, but so has a drug to combat it. It’s a nasal spray that’s showing very exciting [...]

Relief from Alzheimer’s-related memory loss doesn’t come from the pleasure derived from looking at this colorful flower—if only it could be that easy. Nor does it come from smelling the differing fragrances found among the 13,000 distinct varieties. Instead, it comes from taking a tablet [...]

Since a good deal of brain damage occurs before symptoms of Parkinson's disease appear, it’s vital to come up with a test that can identify the disease in the earliest stages. Existing lab tests have proven unreliable and even brain scans don't provide a definitive [...]

The latest clue in the search for new, more effective ways to treat Alzheimer’s disease happened by accident. Scientists were studying people being treated for inflammatory conditions like rheumatoid arthritis and discovered that when these patients took drugs called TNF inhibitors, the risk for Alzheimer’s [...]

If there’s one thing we’re all losing sleep over in our golden years, it’s memory loss. Because chances are, your life is being directly impacted. Maybe it’s a family member… your spouse… your neighbor… or even yourself. Even worse? Memory loss doesn’t just show up [...]

For many of us, the ability to smell the world around us is something we take for granted. If there’s something cooking in the oven, we delight in the delicious odors wafting from the kitchen. On a spring day, flowering plants release a pleasing odiferous [...]

Cell-damaging free radicals in the brain are considered a consequence of Alzheimer’s. But in breakthrough new research, scientists now believe that free radicals, far from being a result of the disease, are a warning that an Alzheimer’s diagnosis lies ahead. A warning that we should [...]

Every wintertime people in cold weather climates take a “polar bear plunge” into an iced-over lake or river. Some might call it a test of physical strength while others might say it’s crazy. But this tradition is more than a wintertime fad. Medical researchers are [...]

Cannabis has been used medicinally for over 2000 years and about half the states in the U.S. allow physicians to prescribe it in select medical conditions, Alzheimer's being one of them. Decades of lab research provides evidence of its value, but the use of medical [...]