Live Purposefully and Save Your Memory
A study that examined how well hundreds of people remember events in their lives demonstrates that individuals who view their daily routines with a sense of purpose possess a stronger memory over time. So, it looks like if you want to improve your mental recall, [...]
Good News: These Cognitive Skills Get Better with Age
Remembering new information or learning a new skill gets harder as we get older, but thankfully, some brain functions don’t head south over time. The good news is the cognitive skills that we use every day, such as understanding and using language, are usually well [...]
Prevent Alzheimer’s with a Water Pill?
Drugs licensed for specific medical conditions are often found to be valuable in treating other health conditions. This is sometimes called “off label” use. There are a surprising number of drugs in this category, including a common water pill that’s prescribed to heart patients. The [...]
Listening to Your Favorite Songs Does Your Brain a Favor
Years ago, the comedian Bob Hope used the song “Thanks for the Memories” as his theme song. Now, brain researchers are humming a similar tune. Because it turns out that listening to old, familiar songs is not only soothing, but it could also improve brain [...]
Can Your Personality Give You Alzheimer’s Disease?
Since Alzheimer’s disease is known to cause structural changes within the brain well before the first symptoms of memory loss appear, the disease can also result in changes to one’s personality. But researchers have long wondered, can it also happen the other way around? Can [...]
Is a Powerful Treatment for Cancer Hiding in Your Brain?
Scientists who study how the brain can influence the growth of cancer have become convinced that brain cells hold a cure for the disease. This belief stems from studies that reveal how the brain’s links to the body through the nervous system can stimulate the [...]
This Popular Spice Can Steal Your Memory
It’s safe to say that salt is one of the most popular spices on the planet. But the latest research shows that if you overindulge, it’s not only your heart that will suffer. You could be doing harm to your brain. Now, when I say [...]
Coffee Drinking Linked to a Healthier Memory
Isn’t it nice when a study comes along that supports a common daily habit that was long regarded as an unhealthy vice? Such is the case with a study published recently on the brain health benefits of coffee drinking.1 While we all know that a [...]
A Single Drop of Blood Reveals Dementia Five Years In Advance
There’s another new test on the horizon that claims to help diagnose cognitive decline in its earliest stages, before severe memory loss takes hold. This minimally invasive, inexpensive blood test was developed by a pioneering team of researchers in Germany. Unlike other diagnostic tests, it’s [...]
Revolutionary Drug Designed to Heal Brain, Might Reverse Alzheimer’s
No drug has ever been approved for nerve repair, but that may be about to change thanks to groundbreaking research by prize-winning scientist Jerry Silver. His discovery, NVG-291, has been thirty years in development and shows considerable promise in the treatment of nerve damage. If [...]
When Memory-Damaging Toxins Come from Your Own Body
As we get older, our brain faces new challenges in defending against toxins. There are well-known toxins such as industrial pollutants in the air we breathe and the water we drink that compromise the brain's neurons and affect memory—but these are only the beginning. Now [...]
What Your Blood Sugar Reveals About Your Memory Health
Sadly, type-2 diabetes is more prevalent than ever in our society due to increasing rates of obesity, inactivity, stress, as well as an aging population. It’s long been known that diabetes increases your risk of stroke, kidney failure, vascular damage, and heart disease.1 But science [...]
Is Depression an Early Symptom of Alzheimer’s Disease?
The number of adults suffering from symptoms of depression has skyrocketed during the pandemic and remained high. This is disturbing because depression is linked to an increased risk of developing dementia (among other things). What’s more, these explosive levels of depression spare no age group. [...]
Does COVID-19 Steal Your Intelligence?
Recovery from COVID-19 will be different for everyone. But whether a person makes a speedy recovery or suffers with long COVID, a new study has uncovered something alarming that can affect anyone who has contracted the virus. Having COVID-19 may age your memory and intelligence [...]
Those Pounds Around Your Waistline Can Hurt Your Brain
For quite a while now, researchers have known that the extra pounds most of us carry around our waistlines can contribute to harmful inflammation that increases the risk for heart disease and cancer. But now the most recent investigations into this type of fat also [...]
Memory-Sharpening Benefits of a Beginner’s Mind
When was the last time you tried something new that was totally out of your comfort zone? Perhaps it was flailing around the pickleball court with a friend. Or that ceramics class you took, even though you’re a self-described “non-creative.” Whatever the new pursuit, there’s [...]
New Algorithm Might Predict Alzheimer’s
According to researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, they've come up with an algorithm that can predict Alzheimer’s disease and its progress. The researchers use brain scans to determine your Alzheimer’s risk and, if the disease has already begun, how [...]
Brain-Penetrating Beam of Light Can Diagnose Early Alzheimer’s
In breakthrough research, scientists have, for the first time, diagnosed a neurodegenerative condition in living patients using a non-invasive technique. The condition, of course, is Alzheimer's. And unlike the blood tests that are under development to identify proteins linked to Alzheimer’s disease in a patient’s [...]
Is There a Connection Between Chronic Pain and Dementia?
Chronic pain affects a quarter to a third of older adults and your risk rises with age. While those medical facts may not surprise you, this one might: Chronic pain occurs even more frequently in patients with neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease. Why is [...]
Does Improved Air Quality Reduce the Risk of Dementia?
Vehicle exhaust was cut dramatically. Dust particles flying from construction sites ceased. Star gazers enjoyed a clear view of the constellations and, at long last, fresh air wafted through open windows in cities around the world. The first pandemic lockdown brought into sharp focus just [...]
