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A new study has found that intensive management of high blood pressure through medication and lifestyle coaching can significantly reduce the risk of developing dementia. Researchers in China and the United States found that individuals receiving intensive interventions experienced a 15% lower risk of dementia compared to those receiving standard care, The Guradian reported. The…
GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, commonly used for Type 2 diabetes and weight loss, may also offer significant protection against Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, according to new research. Two major studies published Monday in JAMA Neurology found that GLP-1 medications are linked to a lower risk of cognitive decline in people with Type 2…
A vaccine to fight dementia? It turns out there may already be one – shots that prevent painful shingles also appear to protect aging brains. A new study found shingles vaccination cut older adults’ risk of developing dementia over the next seven years by 20 per cent. The research, published Wednesday in the journal Nature,…
Joan Presky worries about dementia. Her mother lived with Alzheimer’s disease for 14 years, the last seven in a memory-care residence, and her maternal grandfather developed dementia, too. “I’m 100 percent convinced that this is in my future,” said Ms. Presky, 70, a retired attorney in Thornton, Colo. Last year, she spent almost a full…
Cancer researchers examining the use of artificial intelligence to detect early signs of breast cancer. Pediatricians tracking the long-term health of children born to mothers infected with the coronavirus during pregnancy. Scientists searching for links between diabetes and dementia. All these projects at Columbia University were paid for with federal research grants that were abruptly…
Some degree of memory loss can be a normal part of ageing. But more severe cognitive issues ― like mild cognitive impairment, which can be hard to spot ― are often a precursor to dementia. But dementia is not an inevitable part of ageing. Medical journal The Lancet says that up to 45% of dementia…
Soon, Irene Mekel will need to pick the day she dies. She’s not in any hurry: She quite likes her life, in a trim, airy house in Castricum, a Dutch village by the sea. She has flowers growing in her back garden, and there is a street market nearby where vendors greet villagers by name….
MANY people who have had Covid-19 will be familiar with the ‘brain fog’ that lingers in the weeks or months after getting sick. But a new study has revealed that the virus could have even longer-lasting effects on the brain, potentially increasing the risk of Alzheimer’s. 1 People who tested positive for Covid-19 had higher…
We’ve written before at HuffPost UK about how coffee may be associated with better heart health ― but those links were only seen for early drinkers. Those who consumed moderate amounts of coffee did better than fellow morning coffee drinkers who chugged through three or more mugfuls, too. And now, research published in the American…
DOCTORS should prescribe exercise to help older folk live longer, a study shows. Regular workouts were found to reduce the risk of early death by a quarter and also cut the risk of more than 30 common conditions. 1 A study claims that doctors should prescribe exercise to help older folk live longerCredit: Getty Staying…
