NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A team of Mayo Clinic scientists have created a way to estimate a person’s risk of developing memory and thinking problems long before symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease begin, potentially changing how the disease is detected and treated in the future. The research, published in The Lancet Neurology,…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Even small amounts of walking could slow down the brain changes that lead to Alzheimer’s, a new study shows. In fact, results point to a very specific window where benefits peak. Researchers from Mass General Brigham followed nearly 300 older adults between the ages of 50 and…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new study from the University of Southern California suggests that the way blood pressure fluctuates from one heartbeat to the next may be just as important as the overall blood pressure reading — especially when it comes to brain health in aging adults. Researchers found that…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new study that suggests listening to or playing music could slash the risk of dementia might have you singing a new tune. Adults over 70 who regularly listen to music were nearly 40% less likely to develop dementia — a group of cognitive disorders that cause…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An experimental pill could slow memory loss and brain shrinkage in some Alzheimer’s patients, new research suggests. The pill, called ALZ-801 (valiltramiprosate), was shown to be effective in people who have early Alzheimer’s disease and two copies of the APOE4 gene, which increases Alzheimer’s risk by 10…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Cognitive decline is typically considered a hallmark of aging — but research suggests that not everyone is susceptible. A study from Northwestern University looked at a group of 80-year-olds who appeared to have memory skills on par with 50-year-olds, as the researchers aimed to understand the differences…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new study may challenge what we thought we knew about brain aging. Scientists have discovered that men’s brains actually shrink faster than women’s as they grow older, even though women are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease. The research, published in the Proceedings of the National…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An enhanced version of vitamin K could help reverse brain damage from Alzheimer’s disease, a study has found. Alzheimer’s and many other neurodegenerative diseases are marked by a loss of brain neurons. While most medications treat only the symptoms, researchers from the Department of Bioscience and Engineering…
Alcohol linked to 7 types of cancer Dr. Nicole Saphier joins ‘America’s Newsroom’ to discuss the surgeon general pushing for cancer warning labels on alcohol and the CDC warning of norovirus cases surging in parts of the U.S. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Even small amounts of alcohol consumption could put older…
