A new study confirms what previous research and intuition tell us: Connecting to other people is good for your brain. In this case the research, published in the American Journal of Public Health, showed that memory declined at half the rate among socially engaged adults compared to their more isolated peers.
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Yet another study--this time a big analysis of other high-quality studies--demonstrates the link between fitness and brain health.
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1. This study was a powerful analysis of previous high quality research on the issue, published by the highly regarded international Cochrane Library. It demonstrates a... Read more
Depression may--may!--lead to Alzheimer's. Or maybe depression and Alzheimer's are both triggered by the same unidentified underlying problem. Both of these possibilities arise from a new report on the links between depression and Alzheimer's in the journal Neurology. Three things you need to know: 1. The study shows that... Read more
The latest link to Alzheimer's risk is a big one: Your belly. Researchers reporting in the journal Neurology found that people who carry weight in their gut (a condition as "abdominal adiposity") have double to triple the risk of dementia later in life compared to people of normal weight and belly girth. Three things you need... Read more
It's always exciting when there is promising news about an incurable, deadly disease. But it's essential not to let hopes get in front of the facts. Let's look very carefully at the recent report appearing the journal Nature Medicine that suggests it may be possible to detect Alzheimer's disease via a blood test. Bottom line... Read more
